The read
A Balasaur Score of 50 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 36%, Metacritic 35/100. Audiences rate it 25 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
Jeff, a young delinquent, is enrolled by his father in a kenpo school, in the hopes of teaching the boy some self-discipline. Years later, Jeff's mentor, Kim, is being threatened by one of the Korean mafia families. Jeff tries to help his old friend, but is too late to prevent Kim's death at the hands of an unknown hitman. Vowing revenge, Jeff takes on all of the families, using his martial arts skills to find the man who killed his friend.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
Rotten Tomatoes36%
Metacritic35/100
Audiences rate it 25 points higher than critics do.
138 audience votes
Key crew
- David C. WilsonWriter
- Mark DiSalleDirector
- Gary ChangOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jeff SpeakmanJeff Sanders
- John DyeDet. Adam Sanders
- MakoKim
- James HongYung
- Mariska HargitayJennifer
- Dante BascoJimmy Ho
- Beau StarrCapt. Carl Sanders
- Seth SakaiMaster Lo
- Professor Toru TanakaTanaka
- Clyde KusatsuDetective Wong
- Cary-Hiroyuki TagawaKai
- Craig NgPonytail
