This movie came and went in the theaters pretty quickly, so there wasn't much buzz on it. Eisenberg plays an awkward office nerd who gets beatdown by thugs one night and decides to better himself by taking a karate class.

I think Cobra Kai was making karate cool again, but this movie never seemed very cool by the looks of it, but then again, that's because Eisenberg himself is never supposed to play cool guys. I'm not very cool either, so I could sympathize with his pathetic tendencies to avoid conflicts. I actually found myself invested pretty early on, and it only got more interesting. Especially when the movie takes a dark turn in its second half.


Well, I liked it. Plus, it has Imogen Poots. Her name is funny, AND she's a good actress.