Life After Fighting
- 2024
- 2h 6min
NOTE IMDb
6,4/10
2,3 k
MA NOTE
Un professeur d'arts martiaux est confronté à la disparition de deux de ses élèves, ce qui l'amène à affronter un groupe de trafiquants d'enfants internationaux.Un professeur d'arts martiaux est confronté à la disparition de deux de ses élèves, ce qui l'amène à affronter un groupe de trafiquants d'enfants internationaux.Un professeur d'arts martiaux est confronté à la disparition de deux de ses élèves, ce qui l'amène à affronter un groupe de trafiquants d'enfants internationaux.
- Réalisation
- Scénario
- Casting principal
- Récompenses
- 2 nominations au total
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For an independent Australian film, Life After Fighting does action like nothing seen from the country before. The pacing of the film builds tension like a coiled spring for most of its runtime only to unleash with a truly unexpected fury that's well worth the wait.
There's clear influences from Hong Kong cinema in the care in creating investment in the characters before launching into the truly brutal fight choreography.
This will be known as a future classic of the genre and I can't wait to see where Bren Foster expands his craft next. The final action set piece will be rewatched and talked about for years.
There's clear influences from Hong Kong cinema in the care in creating investment in the characters before launching into the truly brutal fight choreography.
This will be known as a future classic of the genre and I can't wait to see where Bren Foster expands his craft next. The final action set piece will be rewatched and talked about for years.
Well, I actually only stumbled upon this little gem because the guy in the poster from a far looked like a beefed up Clive Owen. Alas the guy is Bren Foster, who wrote and directed the film. Probably a passion project. And it shows.
Let me tell you, this was a surprisingly emotional ride.
Up front I was expecting a very B grade martial arts movie with a acting-wise very limited protagonist. This Bren guy pulled it off though.... There are quite some subtle scenes where you feel the inner turmoil in him.
The story is simple but does not shy away from quite ugly themes. And it kind of even crosses a line in between.
Of course, it revolves pretty much how you expect it, with the main guy virtually having super powers. But that does not detract from the movie.
But the absolute standout quality of this film is the direction of the fight scenes. They are very real, visceral und the physicality of them is conveyed very well. I caught myself twitching with some of the hits.....which is very rare. That is some A grade direction that does stand the comparison with the likes of The Raid 2, Ong Bak or Hong Kong movies.
It also gets surprisingly brutal at the end.
So watch out for this Bren Foster guy! Within martial arts movies, I see a bright future.
Let me tell you, this was a surprisingly emotional ride.
Up front I was expecting a very B grade martial arts movie with a acting-wise very limited protagonist. This Bren guy pulled it off though.... There are quite some subtle scenes where you feel the inner turmoil in him.
The story is simple but does not shy away from quite ugly themes. And it kind of even crosses a line in between.
Of course, it revolves pretty much how you expect it, with the main guy virtually having super powers. But that does not detract from the movie.
But the absolute standout quality of this film is the direction of the fight scenes. They are very real, visceral und the physicality of them is conveyed very well. I caught myself twitching with some of the hits.....which is very rare. That is some A grade direction that does stand the comparison with the likes of The Raid 2, Ong Bak or Hong Kong movies.
It also gets surprisingly brutal at the end.
So watch out for this Bren Foster guy! Within martial arts movies, I see a bright future.
Well after watching the trailer I was not going to bother to watch it as it looked awful .
But I went against my gut feeling and settled down to watch.
I was pretty surprised to be honest, the fight scenes were well choreographed, the acting and story were so so.. The movie how ever did seem to be a little long with scenes that were not needed.
The story was a little bit odd at times and not enough character backgrounds.
But if all you are after is a Friday night action movie with some good fights and a movie that's not bad but not great, then this movie will be up your street and worth watching.
I have now re named bren foster as the Australian Scott Adkins.
But I went against my gut feeling and settled down to watch.
I was pretty surprised to be honest, the fight scenes were well choreographed, the acting and story were so so.. The movie how ever did seem to be a little long with scenes that were not needed.
The story was a little bit odd at times and not enough character backgrounds.
But if all you are after is a Friday night action movie with some good fights and a movie that's not bad but not great, then this movie will be up your street and worth watching.
I have now re named bren foster as the Australian Scott Adkins.
The story is well known - the bad guys are bad, the good guy is good - and keeps no real surprises, but the fight scenes are intense and extremely well choreographed.
A little bit too long, well acted drama with good fights for fans.
Bren Foster: Director, Screenplay, Producer, Choreographer of Fight Scenes and main character. Multi talented. Keep an eye on him.
If you love martial arts movies then don't miss this one.
Australian martial arts excellence.
Story is well known - the bad guys are bad, the good guy is good - and keeps no real surprises, but the fight scenes are intense and extremely well choreographed.
A little bit to long, well acted drama with good fights for fans.
Bren Foster: Director, Screenplay, Producer, Choreographer of Fight Scenes and main character. Multi talented. Keep an eye on him.
If you love martial arts movies then don't miss this one.
A little bit too long, well acted drama with good fights for fans.
Bren Foster: Director, Screenplay, Producer, Choreographer of Fight Scenes and main character. Multi talented. Keep an eye on him.
If you love martial arts movies then don't miss this one.
Australian martial arts excellence.
Story is well known - the bad guys are bad, the good guy is good - and keeps no real surprises, but the fight scenes are intense and extremely well choreographed.
A little bit to long, well acted drama with good fights for fans.
Bren Foster: Director, Screenplay, Producer, Choreographer of Fight Scenes and main character. Multi talented. Keep an eye on him.
If you love martial arts movies then don't miss this one.
Before I decided to watch Life After Fighting, I read some of the reviews here on the site. I didn't know anything about Bren Foster, so I didn't know what to expect, but I must say, he is awesome, and I am definitely going to watch some of his other movies.
Some reviewers called it a B-movie with fight scenes like an A-movie, and I can only agree. This film truly has some spectacular fight scenes with lots of cool kicks. I also thought the story and acting were pretty decent. Although the characters made some stupid decisions at times, I wasn't bored at any point or to annoyed with it. All in all, a very successful film.
Some reviewers called it a B-movie with fight scenes like an A-movie, and I can only agree. This film truly has some spectacular fight scenes with lots of cool kicks. I also thought the story and acting were pretty decent. Although the characters made some stupid decisions at times, I wasn't bored at any point or to annoyed with it. All in all, a very successful film.
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- AnecdotesBren Foster and his Stunt team are so fast in the fight scenes, it was publicly confirmed No Fight scene was speed up and No CGI used for fight scene. It's all Real.
- GaffesSince Bren the writer specified how many surgeries Bren the star's character had undergone, Bren the director should have put some post-op scars on the exposed parts of his body.
- Bandes originalesTHE LAST DANCE
Music written by Richard Tamplenizza
Lyrics written by Bren Foster and Myles Fabien D'arcy Gooden
Performed by Myles Fabien D'arcy Gooden
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Détails
Box-office
- Budget
- 350 000 $AU (estimé)
- Montant brut mondial
- 5 686 $US
- Durée
- 2h 6min(126 min)
- Couleur
- Rapport de forme
- 2.39:1
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