| American Kickboxer 1 (1991) Cast:John Barrett, Keith Vitali, Terry Norton, Brad Morris,Ted Le Plat American Kickboxer 1 is a predictable and hokey martial arts movie which has more of a competition edge to it. Actually, it's pretty harmless stuff, and martial arts fans will find tons to enjoy here, as the actionscenes are pretty well done, but mainly this is pretty uninspired stuff which has Barrett getting out of prison on a manslaughter charge to take on his old nemesis who is now kickboxing champ (Morris). Barrett looks alot like Sylvester Stallone, so much so, it can be called "Rocky goes Kickboxing" but I can't truly say I hated American Kickboxer 1 because I didn't, the production values are decent enough and the acting is above average for this genre.. Overall American Kickboxer 1 is a mixed bag of good and very bad moments which although offers the required amount of action, fails to stand out from the crowd populated by Bloodsport and King Of The Kickboxers. D. Frans Nel ** |