the audience applauded

A Masterpiece!

This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

Good movie, I did not expect much from it when I first saw it. But, I liked it. Good action scenes. Good concept. It does have some flaws here and there, but this was an entertaining watch. I hope to see more films like this. These fight to the death kind of movies. The film had a good amount of blood and gore for people who like that kind of thing. I am one of them.

Even though the movie was kinda cool and all, it has such a huge hole in it's plot that the ending of the movie is just wrong. That's why i am giving it such a low score.At the gas station (01:06:35) The player ('Longshot' Topuzov) is never killed. So (Joshua Harlow) should never have won and the tracking device should have exploded and have both killed (Joshua Harlow and 'Longshot' Topuzov).What a fake and bad ending how can one produce something bad like this? Don't they go over the movie and see if there are any mistakes with it before releasing it into the world? What a plot mistake!!!!

As soon as you read the summary for this movie you know exactly what you are in for. There are no amazing plot twists or outstanding visual effects but if you have made the decision to watch this film then you shouldn't be expecting any. If you want an easy to watch, over the top action movie which doesn't require too much thought or attention then this will satisfy your needs. It promises blood, guns and lots of fighting and it gives you exactly that. Nothing more and nothing less. So if you want to kill an easy 90 minutes and don't get frustrated by plot holes, average acting and over the top characters then give it a watch.

and - to a less extent - to Ving Rhames as well. The rest of actors are quite mediocre, just showing their skills not often understood if they are real or performed via stunts and computer technique.The plot is rather vague, at times bad and full of clichés and political correctness, many action scenes have their roots from hit films, e.g Speed, The Transporter. The director seems to like Luc Besson and Guy Ritchie, but direct influence is not always a good solution :) The Tournament is OK for killing shorter time, it is around 1,5 hours only, action scenes are enchanting, but often not realistic and over-acted. But it is still more than a B-film.