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Every six years, an ancient order of jiu-jitsu fighters joins forces to battle a vicious race of alien invaders. But when a celebrated war hero goes down in defeat, the fate of the planet and mankind hangs in the balance.
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Jiu Jitsu pits an ancient order of warriors against an alien invasion -- yet despite that appealingly bizarre premise and a cast that includes Nicolas Cage and Tony Jaa, it's the audience that loses.

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Nick Schager The Daily Beast Indebted to arcade fighting hits that prize complicated button-mashing combos over serious characterizations and drama. Feb 3, 2021 Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian The action sequences are weirdly extended and bland, like game-play action from a first-person game. Rated: 2/5 Dec 17, 2020 Full Review Tambay Obenson indieWire While Cage finally appears about 40 minutes into the film as an eccentric expert swordsman who makes paper hats in his spare time, the levity of his very presence provides some measure of a relief. Rated: D Nov 25, 2020 Full Review Kevin Harley Radio Times The underpowered fight scenes manage to make action stars Tony Jaa and JuJu Chan appear unimpressive, while the effects are shoddy throughout and the alien itself is a bland creation. Rated: 2/5 May 20, 2024 Full Review Daniel Barnes Dare Daniel Cage goes Obi-Yawn Kenobi as a neo-hippie martial arts mentor, but cedes the lead to Canadian stuntman, martial artist and charisma black hole Alain Moussi. Jiu Jitsu comes up short on every level, especially in the omnipresent fight scenes. Rated: 1/5 Sep 19, 2023 Full Review Carla Hay Culture Mix Jiu Jitsu has nothing to do with the martial arts craft of jiu jitsu, just like this movie has nothing to do with high-quality entertainment. It's just a messy parade of sci-fi action schlock with tacky visual effects. Apr 17, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Sunwoo K This was one of the worst movies I've ever seen in my entire life. I don't even know why Nicholas Cage or any other reputable actors accepted to being in such a stupid movie. The director must have been high most of the time. DO NOT WATCH, biggest waste of time and industry money spent on a movie ever. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/29/24 Full Review Dan D Wow, this was bad. The alien was a cross between the Predator and robot from the Netflix version of Lost in Space. Bad story, bad dialogue, bad acting, bad action scenes. This was awful. Nicolas Cage couldn't save this thing. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/25/23 Full Review Portal C This movie rips off Predator, Cowboys & Aliens(Not kidding), Hardcore Henry and a host of other movies. Its bad and not a good bad, or a bad good, just bad. Do not support this movie in any way, shape or form. I feel bad for watching it. I had hoped it would've gotten cringy good when Nicolas Cage shows up, but no, it didn't. Overall, the lead chick is pretty good, but that might be because I think she's hot. Everyone else is a plank of wood. Crab man tries, but, he can't do it all. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 06/16/23 Full Review Cris T It is inconceivable that a good actor would be willing to participate in something so horrible. Nicolas Cage must be short of money or short of attention. A mix between Predator and Mortal Kombat, but with a low budget. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 04/20/23 Full Review sam w Like ‘Predator' but with martial arts. You have to give it credit for its inventiveness in setting, style and commitment to its comic book origins, but it's poorly acted, poorly written and it takes its outlandish premise far too seriously. The fight scenes are numerous, fast paced and entertaining, but use slow motion excessively. Cheap special effects, annoying first person camerawork and a silly plot makes this a weird production overall. Cage brightens things up briefly, but just adds to the oddness and doesn't make things much better. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review paksuree w Good fighting scenes! Loved it Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Every six years, an ancient order of jiu-jitsu fighters joins forces to battle a vicious race of alien invaders. But when a celebrated war hero goes down in defeat, the fate of the planet and mankind hangs in the balance.
Director
Dimitri Logothetis
Producer
Dimitri Logothetis, Martin J. Barab, Chris Economides
Screenwriter
Dimitri Logothetis, Jim McGrath
Distributor
The Avenue
Production Co
Acme Rocket Fuel, Green Olive Films
Rating
R (Violence Throughout)
Genre
Action, Sci-Fi, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 20, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 20, 2020
Runtime
1h 42m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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