Movie Review: Embattled (2020) – “FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY”
Given its popularity MMA has become the go-to subject matter for various films of varying qualities, with the variety of styles as diverse as the fighting methods presented in the cages around the world. Case in point ‘EMBATTLED’ (2020) which uses the MMA theme as a backdrop to tell the story of a fractured father-son relationship, and the tragedy that is often associated with broken familial ties. The troubled family presents an abusive and greedy MMA fighter Cash (Stephen Dorff) who despite mistreating his family is still somehow idolised by his young son Jett (Darren Mann), who seeks to don the gloves and fight like his father. Ultimately, this is a serviceable story about family dynamics with the MMA theme, with familial conflict playing out in a literal adversarial environment complete with actual combat. There is somewhat of a neat paradox, as the mending of a broken link is mended […]
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