In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

After following the progress of Action Director James Richard i finally acquired a copy of Among Dead Men who is now widely distributed in the united states by Amazon.com and Walmart superstores.I have watched and watched this film over 4 times now and thought to myself.what a incredible display of talents.The directing is exquisite and the Camera work spot on.The actors performances are actually good and I have enjoyed the lesser characters equally to the leads.This is a great little independent production that has been well promoted and sold by phase4films over the united states and Canada.The ethnic diversity of the casts is making this film a real melting pot of cultures taking the viewers from Hawaii to the Gold Coast of Australia in a blink of a eyes.The music is also a important factor of this martial art stunner with is full steam feature of style ranging from Kick Boxing,wing chun Kung Fu and Chinese boxing.all scores will be settled in this game of death.

According to Filmtreat.com this film Have already returned is budget several times.Low Budget Films with a budget under 1.000.000 USD are in General and most of the time of poor Quality standards in matter of production Values and actions sequences.This 7000 AUD Feature Film Has more Grunt and Humanity then most of The Newly Fantasized UFC Fever MMA Pseudo Martial Art Flick.This no Budget little film managed to win a Award for is Fights in 2008 International Action On Film Festival relying only on the strength and Talent of is Actors, Director and writers.What a amazing achievement on is own,of course we can pick many faults due to low end equipment and some can also pin point the quality of the Audio recording of the Voice Over but at the end of the day Nobody can ignore that this guys got Talent and are to be watched closely when they would manage to get another project under a proper financial scheme.I have found the real strength of this Film to be the underlying message that the main Character was more of a victim of is own making that only redemption would take him out of this deadly Game, Very touching and very Human.

According to the box office link, this film cost $7000 to make. If true then the film makers should be applauded. Putting that to one side, this film becomes one of extremes. It goes from good to bad then back again which makes the overall viewing experience a frustrating one. Some of the acting is very good but this is overshadowed by several poor performances. The sidekick character is one noticeable culprit, as is the love interest. The fights also suffer from extremes. The first brawl and the villain's back alley fight against three toughs are fast and exciting, but unfortunately when it really counts, the standard is sub par. The fight where the leading man kills his opponent and his final confrontation with the villain are exceptionally weak and these are the fights which should have been the strongest. Overall, the film is a mish mash of ideas that lack consistency. The bizarre narration is poorly written and leaves the viewer scratching his head while many of the confrontational scenes work quite well. The leading man is physically awesome but one dimensional, the bad guys are good as are some of the smaller character parts. Where this film stands out though is in the camera direction and editing. With such a low budget, maybe my criticism is too harsh because there are big budget films out there that don't match up to this one. To wrap up, this film is good on a technical level but it's a shame that some of the on screen talent just weren't up to scratch.

I've heard rumblings of this film for the past few years as it was shot in and around The Gold Coast and my home town of Brisbane. Was pleased to see that it finally got a release, albeit everywhere else but Australia! Got a copy off Amazon and I would have to say I was quite impressed by what I saw.The story is pretty simple, former street fighting champ goes to jail for killing an opponent. Upon his release, he wants to go straight, but the powers that be are trying to force him back in the ring.For a debut film I would have to say I was very impressed with what the filmmakers were able to pull off with what looked like quite a low budget. The piece is tightly edited together with some great camera work, especially in the action pieces. The film moves along very nicely, with enough action to keep everyone pleased. The fight scenes are a plenty,most of them very brutal and frenetic. The film shows of the Gold Coast well, with plenty of exotic locations and exotic woman to keep everyone interested.The acting on the whole was pretty decent, lead man El Rico plays it well as the ex-fighter just wanting to go straight. The bad guys are very imposing, with main enforcer Wade Bull giving the film some of its most brutal and violent moments.On the whole, Among Dead Men is definitely worth a watch. There are some plot inconsistencies and love interest does feel forced at some points, but all in all this is a great debut film. With his eye for sharp dialogue and even sharper action scenes, director James Richards may be one to watch. Here's hoping one day it will be available here in Australia!!