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I decided to this watch this one because I like Scott Adkins and action movies. Both Adkins and Marko Zaror were also in one of my favorite movies, John Wick 4

The movie isn't a masterpiece. There are a ton of cliches. The premise is a little shaky. The film could've offered more about the background of Scott Adkins' character. The girl Elisa is adorable at times, but her acting is quite bad at certain points, particularly when her character has to be distressed. While Adkins and Zaror steal the show, the Vincenzo character is a weak link

That said - the movie has some A+ action scenes. The fights between Adkins and Zaror, in particular, are right there with the best of them. Adkins' character is likable and easy to get behind.

It's a great popcorn movie

6.5/10.

I thought Alanna De La Rossa was excellent, despite a few wobbles. She portrayed some endearing qualities through her character, which were entirely miscast: churlish whimsy doesn't gel with pistol whipping baddies. Scott Adkins didn't have much more than a one-dimensional character, he was there for the fighting in which he excelled.

If you are into martial arts and nicely choreographed fight scenes, this is for you. If you are looking for a coherent story with at least a modicum of plausibility, steer clear. From the start to the finish, you need to not so much suspend disbelief, but pack it in a box and ship it to a small village in Outer Mongolia with instructions that it is buried at least 12 feet underground.

Diablo isn't breaking new ground in the story department-revenge, betrayal, and brooding antiheroes are all here in familiar form-but what it does deliver is sharp execution, literally and figuratively.

Scott Adkins does what Scott Adkins does best: move like a damn machine and make the action look brutally efficient. The fight choreography is tight, fluid, and creatively staged, and the camera work actually does it justice (no shaky cam nonsense or hyper-edits). Action fans will be happy.

Big shoutout to the actress who plays Elissa-she brings a level of intensity and emotional grounding that elevates every scene she's in. While the plot's a bit vanilla, her performance is legit, and I hope to see her in more leading roles down the line.

Not a game-changer, but if you're here for adrenaline and clean fight sequences, Diablo delivers.

For awhile Scott Adkins had quite a few good movies in a row, then something went wrong and he was starring in one dog after another, movies I would never re-watch. With Diablo, Adkins has returned to his days of well made, action packed movies. While the story is somewhat predictable, it's still a good , moving story and the 3 leads in this, Adkins, Allana De La Rossa and Marko Zaror are all excellent. Zaror is quite a commanding presence on screen. It's a fast paced film, never boring, loads of fighting, mayhem, guns, knives and loads of suspense. It's also well filmed and looks fantastic. I was expecting to be disappointed again, but Adkins is back with a vengeance.

Diablo, starring Scott Adkins, feels like one of those movies you stumble upon when you've run out of options - and honestly, that's when it's best watched. The storyline is thin and predictable, with little emotional depth or originality. It leans heavily on clichés, and the script doesn't do much to keep you engaged beyond the basics.

However, as expected from a Scott Adkins film, the fight choreography delivers some solid moments. A few well-executed action sequences stand out and showcase Adkins' martial arts skills, giving the film a bit of pulse. But even the action feels a bit underused, with pacing issues and underwhelming direction holding it back.

In short, Diablo is far from memorable, but if you're in the mood for some casual fight scenes and don't care much about story or dialogue, it might serve as a decent time-killer.

I am sure the script was produced by AI, but the visual quality and colors are nice.

Drink Wine, a lot of it - Thought this would be a fun action flick. It wasn't. Nothing made sense, the acting was flat, and then I realised I should have consumed a bottle of wine before watching this! Scott has made better movies and this isn't one of them.

The country shown here is badly represented for Tourism, looks dirty, unsafe and boring sadly.

This is one of those movies that you can play and then focus on your guests or friends and chat about anything or check your email or social media without any guilt!

Just finished watching the latest effort from Scott Adkins. All hos previous movies were a lot of fun to watch, and I think he really knows how to deliver, but this film really was a travesty to watch. The action scenes are fun and the killer with the steel hand was creepy and scary and you really do not want to mess with him. The rest of the cast is really nothing to write home about, especially the girl Elissa. The girl playing Elissa had two expressions through out the movie and none of them were convincing. She definitely was the weakest link in this excuse for a movie. If they had opted for a different Elissa the movie would have been better off.

Diablo is a solid, high-octane action flick that punches well above its weight class. Scott Adkins brings his usual intensity & charisma, while Marko Zaror is genuinely menacing and unforgettable as the titular "Diablo." Their chemistry and physicality light up every scene they share.

The action sequences are well choreographed and relentless, just what you'd expect from a top-shelf B-grade action film. The plot, while not deeply layered, is cool and engaging enough to keep you hooked throughout. Interestingly, it throws you off in a good way, making you overlook a few holes here and there.

The girl who plays Adkins' daughter delivers a surprisingly strong performance and adds a layer of emotional depth to the film. One glaring oddity, though, is the complete absence of any police presence, even with all the chaos, violence, and body count, not a single cop gets involved. Also, there's not much background explaining how a bank robber ended up what seems like a major drug lord. But the fast pace and raw energy of the film provide enough distraction to keep you entertained.

The ending wraps things up well, leaving you satisfied. All in all, Diablo is a gritty, action-packed ride with standout performances from Adkins and Zaror. If you're into stylish brawls, tight fight scenes, and no-nonsense storytelling, it's definitely worth a watch.

8/10 & a thumbs up for the action lovers!

No clear logical pattern in the movie, I guess the strength of the writer and/or producer is violence. "No need for ingenuity, just place emphasis on violence". I wonder how the horrible thing got the 5.6 rating in the first place, best should be 3.9.

Guy was sent out of restaurant to possible the car park area at gun point by a police officer who just magically knew him, but left her car doors open. She proceeded to simply sit in the car without checking for the whereabouts of the psycho she just chased out of the restaurant?

Guy fought to kill Scott for a whole lifetime, finally catches Scott, and there's strangely no need to kill him anymore (rather interrogate Him, and semi-hang him till someone rescues him).

Guy from nowhere just knows exactly where Scott is, and that the kid just left with the stolen car.

The logical flaws are just too many, the movie as a whole irritates me, and I perceive it as an insult to the consumer's intelligence. The Spanish as a next level case.

If you're intelligent, and you need some structure to what you're watching, avoid this movie at all cost.

A "mythical killer" finally gets a chance at revenge, by putting his enemy's daughter in danger.

Unfortunately, this is a very straightforward and simplistic story with only a handful of solid fight sequences to hold it together. And while competently made, it feels like it never delivers more than the bare minimum.. resulting in a somewhat dull product. There's little tension or suspense, and no good lines or memorable moments.

I find particularly disappointing how it fails to sell the villain as a freakish, unstoppable force. That there's no emotional weight or payoff, and how it is just not engaging or fun to watch.

I quite enjoy Scott Adkins and usually enjoy his work, but this one falls flat and explodes dead on the floor.

I thought, he is going to get a chance to be the main characters, not the baddie, but the storyline is awful.

He kidnaps the girl, he knows the mother, but she acts like a prat and he goes cushy on her, just knock her out and move out.

See a fight and baby them, just beat them up and move on.

This film is to show he is a really super nice guy, well, dont get involve, dont fight lol ps most of the time they speak in spanish, so you do not know what they are saying, unless u read the subs, so it is really off putting.

The good thing about this movie, you can watch and check your phone and will not miss anything as it is super slow movie.

Another bull crap movie that has half the dialogue in spanish and the subtitles just state, "speaking spanish". So in fact half of the movie will make no sense. That is about an hour and a half stolen from me that I will never see again. If y'all plan on watching this movie do yourself a favor and don't. If you can get past the language wall then you have to deal with awful action. The girl they cast, Alanna De La Rossa, ruined the movie from the beginning with her awful acting. I mean, where do they come up with these wannabees. Adkins himself was good, as usual, but why they insist on surrounding him with such awful actors is a mystery.

Not bad, not bad at all.

Scott has done a few clunkers lately, so I wasn't sure what to expect here.

While not as good as the Undisputed series or Avengement, it's on the higher tier just below them to me.

A welcome return to lots of martial arts without the comedic nonsense that he too often does lately.

The actor who played the bad guy, I'd never heard of, but he did a great job as a menacing, serious opponent to Scott, especially with his "enhancements". You'll find out what I mean when you see the movie.

If you are a Scott Adkins fan or enjoy martial arts movies, it's well worth watching.

Diablo is the latest collaboration from three dynamic martial arts, action genre craftsmen; Scott Adkins, Marko Zaror, and, Director, Ernesto Díaz Espinoza. The synergy of these three artists has resulted in a martial arts action film that is significantly great than the sum of its parts. This is one of the best action films released in years.

The story involves a recently released prisoner, played by Adkins, looking to seek revenge against his former crime partner and reveal long kept secrets that have the power to upend that partner's privileged life. The mission is complicated by the tenacity and resistance of Adkins' teenage kidnap victim, his partner's daughter. The addition of El Corvo, played by Zaror, a psychotic and deadly killer places Adkins' mission, and everyone's lives in mortal danger.

Diablo does what all successful, sustaining action and martial arts films do; that is, it doesn't rely solely on the action and fight choreography to carry the film. Diablo is a solid film. The script is good and plays out in a well told and tightly edited way. The filmmakers start this 91 minute rollercoaster ride by jumping immediately into the story and the action; however, the artful execution never leaves the viewer confused about what is happening, or how we got here. This is good storytelling.

There are four (4) central characters in this film. They are all well played and all carry their weight in service of the story. The film's main character, Kris Chaney, is player by Scott Adkins. Adkins is not only a solid martial arts action star whose action film credits are plentiful; he is also an adept actor, stunt man, writer, Director, and fight choreographer. He plays the role of aggrieved man on a mission well in this film. His greatest strength is in not overplaying the role. That is a sign, to me, that he has come into his own as a screen actor that transcends the genre.

Mark Zaror's chilling portrayal of El Corvo is nothing short of masterful. He strikes the right balance between No Country For Old Men's Anton Chigurth and Enter the Dragon's Mr Han, in Diablo, for a truly memorable villain. While Zaror's acumen in screen fighting has always been well established, this film makes it clear that he is also a really good movie actor, as well. I think viewers will be truly haunted by his performance in Diablo. While Adkins is, perhaps, the most recognizable member of the cast to US audiences, it is Zaror's character for whom the film is named.

As for the two additional, central characters played by Alana De La Rossa and Lucho Velasquez, their performances evidence a thoughtfulness in casting. Both are adept actors that play their parts memorably, but, like Adkins, serve the ensemble. Weakness in portrayal of either of these roles could have jeopardized the final product. Fortunately, the opposite was true; they elevate the film entirely.

Ernesto Díaz Espinoza, the seasoned Chilean filmmaker, whose martial arts homage, Fist of the Condor (2023), brought him to the attention of wider American martial arts audiences, has masterfully woven the elements of this film together into one of the most exciting and watchable films I have seen in years. His long standing relationship with Marko Zaror, certainly, benefitted this production. It is also a testament to his skills as a filmmaker that he was able to get the most out of his collaboration with Adkins and Zaror, not just as actors, but as Producers, writers, and fight choreographers. Sometimes the outcome of too many talents in one film production is destructive; that is not the case in Diablo.

While this movie could have been told as an action film, or a drama, it is, at its core, a high level and riveting martial arts action film. The thoughtful fight choreography is well designed, well executed, well filmed, and well edited. While still telling a great story, the film packs considerable action and fighting into its tight run time. We start with a great martial arts scene and the fighting does not let up. There are no throwaway fights in Diablo; they are all exciting to watch. Adkins and Zaror, respectively, have long histories of fight scene filmographies, yet their approach to this one is bold and unique and highly watchable. They capture gritty combat without the use of the dreaded "shaky cam" and the audience feels every punch and every kick. This is what martial arts film fighting should look like, but rarely does.

The three (3) filmmakers here all have a great knowledge of martial arts film history. Adkins is encyclopediac in this regards. That love and knowledge of martial arts films is felt in this one. There is no way to watch these two and not harken back to the climactic fight scene between Chuck Norris and Bruce Lee in Way of the Dragon (1972). This film's fight scenes will surely be rebroadcast of highlight reels for year's to come.

Diablo is the best action and martial arts film I have seen this year, and one of the best in a long time.

The film is violent and brutal in parts.

I highly recommend Diablo.

The first time they fough it was in the very awesome Undisputed 3 and it gave us one of the best western martial art fight of its decade.

The second time it was in Savage Dog and altough not "terrible", it was very underwhelming.

This one really was great ! Very different than Undisputed due to not only the setting but Marko having a metal hand wich plays in the story. Its brutal and its not short !

And its not only Scott vs Marko but the movie as a whole as a lot of fights and they done pretty well. Yes some of them feel a bit like "hey we need a fight here, so lets put an excuse for one" but do you turn up for a Scott Adkins movie for great story telling or for action?

The story is both good and full of holes/under developed. The relationship between Scott/Kris and Elissa was fun to follow. I think they had good chemistry and i really enjoyed the performance from Alanna de la Rossa.

Marko Zaror balding look really is not flattering but work perfectly for the character he plays in this. He look very creepy and altough his character is written as very stoic, he manage to convince in his physical acting.

Now the biggest issue is if you look a little deeper in the story, there is really major holes and plot points issues, and lots of stuff is not flesh out. This is a simple story yes, but i do think it could had used an extra 20 to 30 minutes to be flesh out a bit.

But as i said if you tune in for a Scott Adkins movie (featuring Marko Zaror), you ain't doing it for a deep story or some amazing dialogues. You want a movie about butt kickings and this is exactly what you gonna get with this.

I gave many movies 7 out of 10 and they were just "fine", and they were movies i had no intend to watch again. I could totally see myself watch Diablo again, i had a lot of fun with the movie, so therefore its gonna be an 8.

Just keep in mind i review movies on the fun i had with them first and foremost (but can aknowledge a "good movie" that is simply not for me) and i am more lenient with direct to VOD lower budget movies, so its a subjective score.

This film is a genre film with a gritty edge. It is an action film, so in a sense unrealistic but shot in real locations in Colombia and the action is really grounded, impactful and hits home in a way that just doesn't anymore. It's more Rolling Thunder than cheesy fisticuffs. These guys really know how to shoot action but thankfully they didn't forget that a simple story with a splash of emotion gives that action the stakes it needs. Without that it's just edgy dance! This has stakes, it has speed and delivers everything you would want from this kind of movie. Watch it, get carried along by the thrills, the spills and the high flying kicks. A 100% recommend!

Honestly, most studio films are just CGI bloat, they have completely forgotten how to craft a simple story that an audience can relate to. This is an action-orientated film but it has heart, it has emotional underpinnings but doesn't foreground them every five seconds to try and milk a response from the audience. It leaves them below the surface, where they belong. With that taken care of and with us now being invested in the characters it moves on to the real meat & potatoes of these tales: a man with a problem has to go to extremes to resolve it. In this case, he has to use his fists and feet to do so. He has to kick some ass, he has to save someone that matters to him. This journey proves to be both tough and incredibly entertaining. I advise you to strap in and enjoy!

Firstly, and just to establish my meaningless credentials: I have bought thousands of movies ranging from the 1920s onward and I have many favourite genres. Martial arts action films are one of those favourites, and I have complete collections on stars such as Bruce and Jackie, and near complete collections on many others. I love classic movies such as Ben Hur & My Fair Lady, but can equally love action films like the kind Scott Adkins has produced several times throughout his career.

Am I an authority on films? Hell no. I am just saying my likes are widespread and I'm an experienced viewer of the genre being reviewed here.

On that note, a lot of reviews here are very negative and I am a little puzzled as to why. Some of the attacks have been on the bad acting, poorly chosen supporting cast, cliched plot, lack of subtitles, and some have even picked on the poor and unattractive countryside.

I viewed this tonight in my mate's backyard cinema. He spent about $150,000 on its build and it really is a super treasure for any film lover to enjoy. He loves films as much as anyone I know, but he is also quick to dump a production if he feels it wasn't up to a decent standard. Both he and I often don't agree on this topic, but we both agreed about Diablo: it was terrific!

Why did we watch it? My mate knows I'm a big fan of Scott Adkin. He can take him or leave him personally, but he likes to impress his audience so he made sure he had a copy of Adkin's latest film for me to watch tonight.

So here's my summary:

Scott was his usual self. He doesn't seek out acting awards, but he does work hard on action, and in this film he delivers.

Marko Zaror enters the film and I was immediately gripped by the unnerving character he had created. As the film went on this turned into something so menacing and unusual I was sure I was going to be wanting to rewatch the movie many times over just for his scenes alone. Congratulations to Marko for creating a new entry in my all time top 10 favourite bad guys with this film.

Alanna De La Rossa made her entrance and I thought she was going to annoy me and ruin the film. As the movie went on, however, her fantastic acting completely won me over and shut me right up. Let me be clear about this: Alanna's character required her to go the full range of emotions for this film: rage, fear, defiance, laughter, sadness, trauma, you name it, she delivered it and made it 100% convincing. Someone else here on this board bagged her mercilessly for her acting, and I think they must have just been trolling.

The storyline was kind of typical but with some very unexpected twists, and so this aspect was also enjoyable. The music was great, the action doesn't stop, no waste-of-time scenes...I really can't find much to complain about.

I will be buying this film as soon as I can, and I will be watching it many times in the years to come.

Finally, and to borrow some phrases from some other reviewers here; I hope Scott continues to deliver plotless, badly acted, cliched rubbish like this many times in the future! 8/10.

Scott Adkins plays Kris Chaney a recently released from prison for 15 years man who is attempting to fulfill a promise he made to his deceased wife in getting her daughter out of Mexico and to her Aunt in the USA. Lots of sub-plots in this movie which make for a lot of great twists. El Corvo (The Knife) played extremely well by Marko Zaror is quite the nemesis as he also joins in to get the girl and wreak havoc as part of a retribution against the girl's father as well as his "number one" assistant. He is quite the force and seems invulnerable to pain and damages. Excellent fight sequences that are top notch, Adkins did very well in this newest movie that keeps you engaged throughout. Nothing questionable, no nudity, some foul language and violence is quite graphic but not over the top. Enjoy!

This is an edge of your seat action movie in many scenes. The plot is not too complex, but it keeps you guessing at some points. I totally enjoyed this, especially the fight scenes. I recommend this to any lover of action movies.

Scott Adkins fight scenes with the main villain are well choreographed. It's also great to have a movie where the hero has a worthy adversary to fight. It's interesting to know they're both real life martial arts experts. I guess that's what made the fight scenes so interesting to watch.

The movie is set in Colombia, so there are some scenes where they speak Spanish at length, but it's nothing you can't follow. Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this movie and would recommend to any lover of action movies.

It's an excellent story with unexpected twists and turns. The action scenes are very well done and very believable. The production is excellent, with the effects in the scenes standing out. I like the lack of CGI. It's real action, as it used to be.

The performances are very well directed, with Scott performing brilliantly alongside the young girl, Alanna de la Rossa. Marko Zaror gives an impeccable performance as a psychopathic villain who really puts Scott Adkins in a difficult position. Great director, great production from Colombia.

Congratulations to the Colombian Ministry of Culture for supporting these types of films, which are also highly commercial and necessary for the public.

Action extravaganza! Gritty, emotional, fast, furious and just very, very engaging. This is lean and mean and makes most 'action' films made now look like they have forgotten what the most primal of genres is actually supposed to do. This film does exactly what you need it to do, it makes you care about the characters and then puts them through a grinder of drama, violence and fear. It is an adrenaline rush that lasts for a full ninety minutes. It makes other films look boring and baggy in comparison. It knows what it is and is not ashamed to be just that. Please can we stop making tedious franchise nonsense and return to fantastic, genuinely effective genre cinema like this as soon as possible.