At first I thought it was just a quirk of the main character, with Eisenberg channeling his character from The Social Network. As the movie went on and more characters were introduced, I realized this was a deeper trend.
Nobody in the movie speaks in a believable human way. It's all rapid-fire robotic sentences that feel emotionless and it really messes with the tone of the film. It makes it incredibly difficult to discern whether a moment is meant to be humorous because a character is being needlessly verbose or if that's some sort of stylistic choice to reflect on the rigidity of karate.
As for the film itself, it's moderately okay. It has a tolerable plot that doesn't ever drag for too long, but that's really all it has going for it.
It's not a bad film, but it really isn't terribly great either. It's not mind-numbingly boring, but it's not terribly thrilling or cerebral either. It has very little going for it.
It's a better use of time than waiting in line at the DMV, but that's really all I can say for it.
Nobody in the movie speaks in a believable human way. It's all rapid-fire robotic sentences that feel emotionless and it really messes with the tone of the film. It makes it incredibly difficult to discern whether a moment is meant to be humorous because a character is being needlessly verbose or if that's some sort of stylistic choice to reflect on the rigidity of karate.
As for the film itself, it's moderately okay. It has a tolerable plot that doesn't ever drag for too long, but that's really all it has going for it.
It's not a bad film, but it really isn't terribly great either. It's not mind-numbingly boring, but it's not terribly thrilling or cerebral either. It has very little going for it.
It's a better use of time than waiting in line at the DMV, but that's really all I can say for it.