American Brawler

source: Barrio Brawler

To be honest I didn't think much of this before I watched it expecting it to be poor quality. Was I wrong!! I loved this movie!!! I don't understand why people would post a negative review. Fair enough American Brawler is slightly B-Grade with a plot that's been done to death. However, in saying so this is a different format of the typical plot line regarding a struggling martial artist is fighting in an illegal bare knuckle circuit in order to save his school or to prevent himself from filing for bankruptcy. I enjoyed the creation of characters and especially the fight scenes...there were some awesome scenes during the fights when they are fighting fast paced, but then slow motion. I loved it! Overall, the movie makers should definitely do more movies like this. Thanks for keeping martial arts movies alive. I have been watching martial arts movies throughout my childhood until adulthood. I recommend this if you are a martial arts movie buff such as myself. To the negative reviewers...you must have bad taste in movies.

Barrio Brawler is a pretty good watch I would even go to see it in the theater, it was such a surprise for the usual trash that Asylum low budget crap. Actors was believable (somewhat predictable) The Plot was the same usual crap with a twist ... you know brother gets in trouble and ask older brother to help with his gambling/gangster issues, but it added to the flow of the movie quite well. The camera angles and slooowMO effects were VERY NICE I must say.. and me rewinding to see the moves again. All in ALL I recommend this movie ... I would give it a 10 but some of the acting was not on point ... but don't let that stop you from watching it.

Stars: Morgan Benoit. A Jose Montesinos picture. When I was in my action/adventure movie immersion in the '70s and '80s, Michael Dudikoff would come out with a American Ninja flick like every 8 months. Barrio Brawler brings us again to the James Ryan,Leo Fong, and David Heavener School Of Acting- Athletes from decades back. The scenes come off "ROCKY" like from the raw first movie,Not the manufactured physique of 2-6 ? Jose Montesinos has a superstar, Morgan Benoit,Who like Jean-Claude Van Damme in his first major role is the bad guy, See what we are getting at – Barrio Brawler is awesome to watch ! The hero,Marco Alvarez, Has the underdog giving us his all acting style,Very welcome performance.