PRISONER OF WAR Review: Scott Adkins Breaks Free in a Bone-Crushing WWII Action Epic.
Set during the harrowing Battle of Bataan in a Japanese POW camp in World War II, Prisoner of War is a high-octane martial arts action film that showcases Scott Adkins’ electrifying fighting skills, magnetic charisma, and commanding screen presence. Based on a story conceived by Adkins and adapted into a screenplay by Marc Clebanoff, the film marks another collaboration with director Louis Mandylor, who previously starred alongside Adkins in the action-packed Debt Collectors duology. This time, Mandylor steps behind the camera to deliver a gritty tribute to 1980s Cannon Films, this film channels the gritty, high-octane spirit of 1980s Cannon Films, with clear echoes of Chuck Norris’ Missing in Action 2. Adkins shines as Wing Commander James Wright, a British RAF officer captured by the Imperial Japanese Army and confined to a merciless prison camp under the iron fist of Lt. Col. Benjiro Ito (Peter Shinkoda). Forced into brutal hand-to-hand […]