Directed by:
Todor ChapkanovScreenplay:
David N. WhiteCinematography:
Ivan VatsovComposer:
Stephen EdwardsCast:
Scott Adkins, Teodora Duhovnikova, Bashar Rahal, Alon Aboutboul, Emilien De Falco, Julian Vergov, Valentin Ganev, Brahim Achabbakhe, Martyn Ford, Tim Man (more)VOD (1)
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Fourth instalment of the Bulgarian action drama series 'Boyka'. When Boyka (Scott Adkins) defeats an opponent in the ring who consequently dies of his injuries, he rethinks his career and finds a way to put it right. When he finds out that the man's widow, Alma (Teodora Duhovnikova), is now about to be taken in by gangsters and treated as a slave as her late husband owed them money, Boyka steps in and swears to save her from a life of ownership. The gang doesn't take kindly to this, however, and sets a series of fights against extremely strong and demanding challengers. Can the established fighter prove himself and endure the punishing tasks ahead of him? (Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)
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Here, it's mainly about how fast Scott Adkins is driving, and he's obviously in top gear. What he's showcasing in the arena is absolutely incredible, and even though the story itself is very clichéd, his action-packed acrobatic performances simply prove what a master he is and how much he deserves space in front of the camera.
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In today's flood of CGI-packed, youth-oriented action films, it's hard to find an honest, old-school flick with an emphasis on gritty physical action and contact choreography. And so we have no choice but to reach into the direct-to-video waters, where there are still films whose actors don't need doubles or other crutches in the form of tightropes, quick cuts or digital effects. Their raw fights, during which real pain is felt with every punch and fall, act as an antidote to all the sterile battles of digital superhero figurines that dominate today's action movies. The Undisputed series is one of the best in this area, and even its fourth entry, after the dreaded change of director, isn't bad after all. The latter-day “Van Damme” Scott Adkins returns for the first time in years to his best role as Russian prison wrestler Boyka, who first appeared as the main villain in Undisputed II. He then became the lead in Undisputed III and even earned his name in the (original) title of the film in Undisputed 4. This time around, he's an outright badass who no longer cares only about himself (and being the best fighter under the sun), but thinks of others as well. But that doesn't mean he's gone soft at all. His motivations to win this time around may not be very compelling, but he's still just as badass in the ring. It's just a shame that the fighting styles of the various actors are pretty similar this time around, their moves are quite repetitive and the action doesn't have the right build-up. It’s not on par with Undisputed III, but it's still watchable.
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Purely male entertainment. Cinema, a cigar, a drink, relax. The story couldn't be more simple and banal, because it would look strange to have just a few fights in the arena, interspersed with training sequences where Scott Adkins shows off his musculature. I'm willing to see it as an homage to the 80s, with a choreography of zeroes. And that’s alright.
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What am I supposed to tell you? I actually don’t remember what the previous parts were about and what Boyka had to go through in Russia at all. All I know is that things didn’t come easy for him and that he had to literally fight through a whole number of hard times, which he did and it all ended well. That’s also why the authors got to make a fourth part. And the plot? To me it seems OK. It’s nothing complicated, but I didn’t expect complicated when I saw the Nu Image production company logo at the beginning. Quite the opposite, I was looking forward to having a relaxing time and the action scenes really helped me achieve that. You don’t see action scenes this well made very often. It’s all about fights and those fights are flawless. Scott Adkins is the man and you can see that he put a lot of work into his character. At the beginning I thought he was simply a killing machine, but after a while I found out he had feelings too. And he shared those feelings with us. Who does that in a B-list action movie these days? Add those good action scenes and you get a solid acton flick – not too many of these are made every year.
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Hmm so the new Boyka didn't stand up too well with me. Apparently I'm getting tired of arena movies and I'm more into John Wick style action movies. Scott Adkins has a nice swagger, but every fight felt like a carbon copy, like the choreographer came up with one choreography and it was used for the whole movie. It’s the same punches, kicks and turns all the time, and you don’t even look forward to the finale because you know it will look similar to the fight before. The cinematography is clear and the slight level of brutality is welcome, but it was very cold and artificial, so much so that I didn't even scream and I don't plan to see any of the fights again. 60%
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