This has the look and feel of something put together by the numbers. There's a comedy British CEO megalomaniac villain (minus the comedy), a tough-as-nails lead harbouring secrets, PTSD etc, and a newbie who has to learn the ropes and save the day.
It's competently put together. The performances are acceptable rather than outstanding. The action sequences are OK. Chiwetel Ejiofor does the best he can with a subpar script and Charlize Theron's sharp haircut distracts.
Probably a film for a quiet weekend when you've something else to do and need some background noise you can dip in and out of.
Sanshiro Sugata (1943) 1080p
Read More »Sanshiro, a strong stubborn youth, comes to the city to apprentice at a jujitsu school. His first night, he sees Yano in action, a master of judo, a more spiritual art, and he begs to be Yano's student. As the youth learns technique, he must also learn "satori," the calm acceptance of Nature's law. If he can balance strength and control, then judo may become the training regimen for the city's police, Sanshiro can gain respect from an old teacher in a jujitsu school, and he can win the hand of Sayo, that teacher's daughter, who is also sought by jujitsu's finest master, the implacable Higaki, who vows to kill Sanshiro in a midnight fight on a windswept mountainside.—