Deadly Bet

"Deadly Bet" is another fun action flick from PM. The Plot: Angelo (Wincott) had it all: money, A woman he loves, and just plain luck. Until his last bet turned deadly. His arch nemesis Rico (Steven Vincent Leigh) just took his girl after he drunkenly lost against him. Now Angelo has to fight his way back to the top. The action choreography is fantastic. You can see all the moves with no flashy editing. Jeff Wincott plays a good hero. You can root for him. Leigh is the old-fashioned villain, but he does it well. Gary Daniels also makes one of his first appearances as a fighter. If you liked "Fist Of Honor" or any PM movie, don't forget to check this one out. For more insanity, please check out: comeuppancereviews.com

I bought this film for $2 from the Reject Shop. It has another film on the same disc called "Entangled". Given that I am not into kick boxing films I might be prejudiced in my views but whilst I found the acting to be adequate this was very much a typical film of this genre and I guess if people like that kind of stuff they will like this. Everyone else beware. On the plus side, um...let's see...there must be a plus side somewhere. Oh, yes, the music wasn't too bad. Oh, BTW, I can't believe that there are copies going on Amazon UK for 73 pounds!! I thought the $2 I paid was too much!!

DEADLY BET is an unremarkable action vehicle from the guys at PM Entertainment, once again revolving around a kickboxing tournament. Jeff Wincott plays a tired-acting gambler who finds himself in the clutches of a ruthless gangster who forces him to fight in the ring to pay off his debts. Personally I think PM Entertainment peaked during the mid 1990s when they finally had the budgets to do their action justice, but this film was made slightly before then and as such it feels very low budget and sloppy at times. There's a lot of action but the choreography isn't that great and cameoing stars like Gary Daniels don't really get to do much. Wincott's protagonist is entirely unsympathetic and the film as a whole just fails to spring into life for me.

"Deadly Bet" is another fun action flick from PM. The Plot: Angelo (Wincott) had it all: money, A woman he loves, and just plain luck. Until his last bet turned deadly. His arch nemesis Rico (Steven Vincent Leigh) just took his girl after he drunkenly lost against him. Now Angelo has to fight his way back to the top. The action choreography is fantastic. You can see all the moves with no flashy editing. Jeff Wincott plays a good hero. You can root for him. Leigh is the old-fashioned villain, but he does it well. Gary Daniels also makes one of his first appearances as a fighter. If you liked "Fist Of Honor" or any PM movie, don't forget to check this one out. For more insanity, please check out: comeuppancereviews.com

DEADLY BET is an unremarkable action vehicle from the guys at PM Entertainment, once again revolving around a kickboxing tournament. Jeff Wincott plays a tired-acting gambler who finds himself in the clutches of a ruthless gangster who forces him to fight in the ring to pay off his debts. Personally I think PM Entertainment peaked during the mid 1990s when they finally had the budgets to do their action justice, but this film was made slightly before then and as such it feels very low budget and sloppy at times. There's a lot of action but the choreography isn't that great and cameoing stars like Gary Daniels don't really get to do much. Wincott's protagonist is entirely unsympathetic and the film as a whole just fails to spring into life for me.

I bought this film for $2 from the Reject Shop. It has another film on the same disc called "Entangled". Given that I am not into kick boxing films I might be prejudiced in my views but whilst I found the acting to be adequate this was very much a typical film of this genre and I guess if people like that kind of stuff they will like this. Everyone else beware. On the plus side, um...let's see...there must be a plus side somewhere. Oh, yes, the music wasn't too bad. Oh, BTW, I can't believe that there are copies going on Amazon UK for 73 pounds!! I thought the $2 I paid was too much!!