Undisputed III: Redemption (2010)

USA

96 mins.

Directed by Isaac Florentine

Starring: Scott Adkins, Mykel Jenkins, Marko Zaror, Mark Ivanir, Robert Costanzo

Director Isaac Florentine is in a rare group of filmmakers these days. He has successfully created a reverse-quality franchise. After the forgettable original Undisputed, Florentine took over the wheel from Walter Hill and hit the ground running. Undisputed II: Last Man Standing was better than anyone ever expected it would be and put most theatrical action flicks to shame. The same goes for Undisputed III and even more so. The fact that this went straight to video and The Spy Next Door was on thousands of theater screens makes me want to paper cut myself.

Brothers (2009)

USA

105 mins.

Directed by Jim Sheridan

Starring: Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman, Sam Shepard, Carey Mulligan, Patrick Flueger

I haven't seen the original Danish version of Brothers yet, but now I'm interested to see how different the two are in comparison. This version is nothing special, but should be remembered for three strong performances hampered by unsure direction and an unfocused script.