The Tournament [Blu-ray] [2017]

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To get it out-of-the-way, yes, this film clearly borrows from the likes of Smokin Aces, Battle Royale, Series 7 etc etc. To ensure there’s some dialogue – in what would otherwise be a speechless film – the silly priest storyline is added, although it could have been just as easily done with two underdog killers teaming up. Given that there’s 30 contestants + others watching, characterisation is obviously very thin.Boring things aside, the action in this film is intense and very frequent – the highlight being a strip-club shootout/massacre with blood, guts and limbs flying everywhere. Nothing within the frame is safe, pedestrians, buildings, animals and vehicles (cars, jeeps and tankers all flipping and exploding at some point). Every five minutes there’s a big action scene, and most of it is of a very high standard. For a £4M movie to have such a decent cast, great action scenes and well-directed action (it’s his first film!!) – it’s nothing short of a miracle.Someone please throw more money at the director, Scott Mann to kick off his next project – it’s absolutely the best in class for mindless action; a bloody schlock romp for the guys, full of explosions, guns, blood and tits.Score: 7/10 - from ParagraphFilmReviews dot com

This is not a thinking persons film by any stretch of the imagination. The 4 stars I've awarded it are simply because it does exactly what it says on the box - no more no less. Think of Reservoir Dogs meets Shoot Em Up meets Desperado - this caper is quite simply wall to wall butchery, killing and mayhem (done in typical tongue in cheek, over the top manner).The premise is simple; 30 assassins are brought together (in Middlesbrough of all places) with the simple aim of killing each other until only one remains - the winner receiving mega bucks for the trouble. The ensuing high octane blood letting is watched on cctv by a group of billionaire gamblers betting on the tournament. Robert Carlyle is cast against type as a washed up alcoholic preacher who gets dragged in the melee, adding a light hearted touch of humour along the way.No awards for any more than being a cracking, boys night in movie, best enjoyed with a six pack and a curry takeaway. (However, you may want to finish finish the curry before watching - the amount of exploding bodies and chopped off body parts is staggering)

If you expected a blood and guts all action film you would be well pleased with this!If you did not expect a clever story line you would be wrong!Unlike so many pointless violent films, this one does have some clever twists and turns which add to the enjoyment, and, although having no moral points to make, it does have one or two poignant moments, and it does not condescend to comedy, so you remain transfixed.Robert Carlyle is a good anti-hero, refreshingly the opposite of the assassins, and the main assassins are very good.So.... i would thoroughly recommend it for an enjoyable 90 minutes - my partner is a typical female who likes soppy films but she liked it tooI would give it 10 out of 10

A good film on Blu-ray disc, at a good price. I was pleased with this item. Good. Thanks.

There are no surprises in this low budget action thriller but it does make enjoyable viewing. It approaches the level of films such as 'Wanted' but doesn't quite make it, however don't let that put you off as Robert Carlyles performances are always worth a watch. He manages to lift this effort above the norm and is ably assisted by Kelly Hu who introduces glamour, as well as some slick fighting skills to the movie as a guilt ridden assassin. I'm sure that I'll slip this disk into the player again on some rainy Saturday afternoon.

the tournament if you like good action films this is one to have ,a drunkun preist after a night of drinking has breckfast and swallows a tracking device that the asasins are tracking as all the asassin's are targets themselves all have the same tracker inside them.thay have 24 hours to kill one an other till there is only the one left to win the 10 million dollers .but the asasin that won the preveus tournament is back with revenge on his mined to find the killer of his pregnunt wife and the hunt is on anything go's a big blood bath

It's over the top violence may not be everyone's cup of tea, but I highly recommend it to any action movie fan worth his salt. The action sequences are mind boggling as they are mind blowing, the acting can be a bit wooden at times, but this is the movie that you watch to pass the time on a cold winter night, perhaps, and don't forget to leave your intelligence undisturbed throughout the 90 minutes of viewing. Absolutely terrific picture and sound quality, 5 star out of 5 for both!