There are films that you see because they’re supposed to be good for you. Then there are films which are the tonic for jaded eyes. Such is this teen-friendly knuckle-duster, in which a country boy is thrown into the world of Florida high school fight clubs. No innovation or transcendence is needed. The plot is a premise for good looking boys to strip off and start throwing ham while the good looking girls simper on the sidelines. As the decade drew to a close, director Jeff Wadlow (Cry Wolf) stripped away extraneous elements to stay true to the exploitative heart getting pummeled beneath.
See also: The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)
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