Embattled

Name: Embattled
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Released: November 20, 2020
Duration: 117 min
Rating: 56
Cast: Ava Capri, Charles Green, Darren Mann, Donald Cerrone, Donald Faison

2020

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IFC Films | Release Date: November 20, 2020 | R

Starring: Ava Capri, Charles Green, Darren Mann, Donald Cerrone, Donald Faison, Drew Scheid, Drew Starkey, Elizabeth Reaser, Flanagan John, Jay Galloway, Karrueche Tran, Marie Burke, Michael Wayne Foster, Mimi Davila, Saïd Taghmaoui, Stephen Dorff, Tyron Woodley

Summary: Raised by an abusive father, Cash (Stephen Dorff) channels his aggression to become a World Champion MMA fighter. Now accustomed to wealth, adulation and global popularity, he faces a new challenge when his second son is born with Williams Syndrome. But this time, rather than stand and fight, he runs. While Cash continues to make hisRaised by an abusive father, Cash (Stephen Dorff) channels his aggression to become a World Champion MMA fighter. Now accustomed to wealth, adulation and global popularity, he faces a new challenge when his second son is born with Williams Syndrome. But this time, rather than stand and fight, he runs. While Cash continues to make his fortune in the ring, his eldest son Jett (Darren Mann) becomes the caregiver to his younger brother Quinn (Colin McKenna). When Jett decides to follow his father's fighting footsteps and take to the fight game, he faces his past head on, embarking on a course inevitably pitting father versus son in a battle which, no matter the outcome, neither can win.… Expand

Director: Nick Sarkisov

Genre(s): Action, Drama, Sport

Rating: R

Runtime: 117 min

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Lorry Kikta

Dec 17, 2020

The script, written by David McKenna, is extremely impactful, as are the performances. Read full review

Michael Ordoña

Nov 18, 2020

In Embattled, the human side feels explored, as if the film could have been made without the MMA scenes and still been a worthwhile watch. But it does have those adrenaline-injecting fights, so … all the better. Read full review

The Film Stage Jared Mobarak

Nov 22, 2020

Don’t expect to find yourself on track to the usual happy ending—or usual sad one for that matter. Many of the stops will seem familiar, but the ways in which they’re experienced are authentic and perhaps even surprising. Read full review

Ben Kenigsberg

Nov 19, 2020

When it’s showing its sensitive side, the film, scripted by David McKenna (“American History X”) and directed by Nick Sarkisov, unexpectedly shines. Read full review

Derek Smith

Nov 16, 2020

The film muddies its sense of moral righteousness by suggesting that violence and vengeance can only be defeated by more of the same. Read full review

Guy Lodge

Nov 18, 2020

At several points in Georgian director Nick Sarkisov’s roaring, blood-and-guts film, it’s hard not to wish it would take things down a notch: A hokey, old-fashioned father-son meller clothed in a younger man’s bling-encrusted robes, it increasingly sacrifices emotional credibility for the violent, amped-up bravado of MMA itself. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Robert Daniels

Nov 20, 2020

The father-son drama in Embattled might win some rounds, but the abundance of clichés leads to a loss overall. Read full review

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Sharpy238

Dec 20, 2020

Unreal movie, must watch, especially if you’re a MMA fan! Reckon it’s even better than “Never Back Down”!!

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MhtnQtineViewer

Nov 20, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There was an amazing MMA fight towards the end of the movie so it's a movie for people that are not turned off by MMA fights. My heart was racing, and I felt very invested in the outcome of the fight. I guess it means the actors, writers and director did a good job in making me get invested in the characters. It took a while to get into the movie, but I certainly enjoyed the outcome.… Expand

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JLuis_001

Jul 11, 2021

Stephen Dorff overacts, and cliches are the order of the day.

Not a total disaster, but blatantly mediocre.

Hilarious and ironic that Dorff criticizes the MCU and feels embarrassed for Scarlett Johansson when he appears in these types of movies.

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Mauro_Lanari

Jul 8, 2021

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Dysfunctional family, father and son solve their problems by facing themselves into the octagon. An attempt to unite the strands of intergenerational conflict and MMA, it has achieved very little success: comforting.

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