Blood and Bone

When you find a movie called Blood and Bone, the content should be pretty obvious. And in this action film from 2009 starring Michael Jai White, Julian Sands and Eamonn Walker, the title is pretty well spot on.

I discovered it one evening whilst feeling bored and in the need of some brainless entertainment. I was completely satisfied 93 minutes later.

But that's not to say that it's a bad movie. Quite the contrary, in fact.

What we have here is a film about illegal underground fights. That's the core of the story and that's what we get. There's more, sure. A basic revenge plot that thankfully does not get in the way of what you came to see. And to top it off, no real romance subplot! I was very pleasantly surprised about that.

These films tend to have a sexy female character who's job it is to get into trouble, get rescued and get the bad-ass hero into bed. Not in Blood and Bone. No sirree!

Now before you get any funny ideas, I should point out that this is not a “good movie”. It's raw entertainment, nothing more. The dialog is stilted at best and both Julian Sands and Eamonn Walker are pretty much wasted here.

The real star here is Michael Jai White and his incredible martial arts skills. It's a pleasure to watch that man move. And kick copious amounts of ass!

That said, at no point did I feel like I was actually wasting my time. If you on the other hand are in a hurry, you can find a compilation of just the fight scenes. You won't need to know the plot to enjoy yourselves. But be warned, some fights are pretty rough if you're feeling sensitive.

Bottom line, if you like martial arts movies and you're bored with Steven Seagal, check out Michael Jai White, and Blood and Bone is as good a place to start as any.

That's all he wrote this time. Until next time, take it easy.