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Tim Allen,
Chiwetel Ejiofor,
Chiwetel Ejiofor,
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David Mamet,
David Mamet
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: Sony Pictures
: Action, Drama, Sports Drama, Adventure, Martial Arts, Sports, Sports Drama
: 99 min.
: English, French
: English, French
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Tim Allen and Chiwetel Ejiofor co-star in writer/director David Mamet's martial arts drama Redbelt. Ejiofor plays Mike Terry, a jujitsu master who co-runs a very modest martial arts studio in Los Angeles with his bossy wife, Sondra (Alice Braga). Mike demonstrates an unwavering commitment to his craft and draws a cadre of defiantly loyal pupils including Joe (Max Martini), an LAPD cop. All told, it appears that he has chosen a peaceful and conflict-free path in life. The dedicated martial artist's fate takes an unanticipated turn, however, one evening when a young woman named Laura (Emily Mortimer) bursts into the academy, reaches for a gun, and accidentally shatters the front window. One thing leads to another, and before long, Laura is regularly receiving martial arts lessons from Mike. As master begins to teach pupil and his martial arts philosophies emerge, his path also crisscrosses with that of a Hollywood movie star, Chet Frank (Tim Allen), when he saves the fellow from a beating at a local club and gets invited (along with Sondra) to Chet's house for dinner. Chet extends gestures of friendship, and Mike's guard breaks town; he speaks openly and candidly of a special martial arts method he employs that requires one of the participants to "assume a handicap." In time, the association with Chet leads to involvement in the motion-picture industry, and relations with a bevy of characters who aren't exactly what they seem -- including a pay-per-view fight mogul (Ricky Jay) and Chet's slimy and manipulative manager (Joe Mantegna). ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
First things first: Chiwetel Ejiofor's name is pronounced "choo-ih-tell edge-ee-o-for." You should get used to saying it, because the young British actor is carving out a remarkable career, both on stage and on screen. Now he stars in David Mamet's martial arts drama Redbelt. Greencine sat down with Chiwetel Ejiofor in early April for a short interview and talked about what he brings to a film, what he had to learn to play a Jiu-jitsu master in Redbelt, and what that training gave him in terms of character. Read Sean Axmaker's interview with Chiwetel Ejiofor here: Full article >>
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