Director Walter Hill, who also co-wrote the lean, compelling, and intelligent script with David Giler, brings a tremendous amount of flashy style and invigorating burning energy to the absorbing narrative: the brisk pace rarely lets up for a minute, there's no filler to speak of, the tone is appropriately hard and no-nonsense, and the big match with Rhames' savage strength pitted against Snipes' lithe speed is extremely fierce, gripping, and exciting. Wily mobster Emmanuel "Mendy" Ripstein (an excellent portrayal by Peter Falk) sets it up so Chambers and Hutchen can find out who's really the best in a major high stakes fight. While in jail Chambers encounters modest, yet agile and fearsome reigning inmate champ Monroe Hutchen (a nicely understated performance by Wesley Snipes). Reviewed by Woodyanders 8 / 10 A taut and absorbing prison boxing winnerĪrrogant, brutish, but smart and formidable heavyweight boxing champion George "Iceman" Chambers (superbly played with swaggering brio by Ving Rhames) gets sent to prison on a rape charge. I won't spoil the outcome, needless to say it pays off nicely. Of the pair, Ving Rhames bags the larger-than-life character, a man who turns out to be little more than a glorified thug Wesley Snipes gets to be solemn and proud, a real departure from his usual tough guy routines, and he makes the film. An action film this isn't it's all about the gradual build-up to a single bout, a win-all/lose-all fight to the finish that means the world for both of the participants. The thrust of the film lies within the world of boxing, and the story carefully pits two very different fighters against each other. It's as tough as you'd imagine, set within a men's prison inhabited by grizzled veterans (Wes Studi and a delightfully foul-mouthed Peter Falk), hard-ass guards (the underrated Michael Rooker) and various other familiar faces such as Jon Seda and Fisher Stevens. Reviewed by Leofwine_draca 5 / 10 Boxer vs boxer in tough prison fighting dramaĪ prison drama mixed with ROCKY is the basic premise of this unusual but entertaining little movie, brought to us by Walter Hill, a director with a track record of making "man's man" type films.
Michael Rooker plays a guard, Fisher Stevens, John Seda, and Master P co star.
Figuring it will be a good way to make money fellow convict Emmanuel 'Mendy' Ripstein (Peter Falk) sets up a prison boxing match between the two men to decide who is the real UNDISPUTED champ. Immediately there is bad blood with Chambers not wanting to be second to no one which leads to a lunch room fight between the men. Upon his arrival he hears talk about Monroe Hutchen (Snipes) who is the top ranked prison boxing champ 10 years running.
However Chambers has his world turned upside down when he is accused of rape and sent to prison. George "Ice Man" Chambers (Rhames) is a top ranked heavyweight boxer.
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