The Foot Fist Way (2006)

One of my all time favorites.

Good movie but grossly overrated

Don't listen to the negative reviews

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

--> I normally don't do reviews but believe me people this movie is a torture.READ NEXT SENTENCE --> I watched this movie just seeing its genre.READ NEXT SENTENCE --> The whole movie was made like a Awful documentary.READ NEXT SENTENCE --> There is nothing funny in the whole movie.READ NEXT SENTENCE--> Its true that it shows the reality.READ NEXT SENTENCE --> But,who wants to watch a comedy that 'll give u a f...... Head ache?

This is the type of movie that gets funnier each time you watch it, just like The Big Lebowski. It takes a while to get a feel for the level of realism (a bit more serious than Napoleon Dynamite), but when you're finally tuned in to the wavelength of the makers, you can almost instantly re-watch it (which will not take up too much time because it's refreshingly short). Once you know the characters are a bit silly, but not trying to generate cheap laughs or thrills (it must have been tempting to let Mr. Simmons totally snap, or have an all out brawl at the hotel room party, or let Mrs. Simmons show some more skin), the story becomes remarkably solid.

This movie is pretty entertaining. I think it was worth the watch. I have to say a few things critically about it without revealing too much about the plot. This movie had all of the makings of a "10" cult film, but falls short. I get it with the plot & the acne & the realism. Also Simmon's adulterous wife was played really well by Mary Jane Bostick. Even though I can't stand adultery in people and usually find myself hating the adulterous characters, I kind of understood hers, because she was so out there that it almost didn't even seem untruthful. I can't explain it but I am fascinated by her acting and I want to see more of her acting hopefully in a different kind of role though. I did not like how Simmon's friend from childhood was crucial to the meeting of the buck the Truck fighter guy, but then fell off that story line. Once their is group confrontation I like it to stay group confrontation. I was actually predicting the old friend to reappear potentially with his old friend to kick the crap out of buck the night before the dojo's big gig. That's not how it works out.

I like The foot fist way very much. The reason for this is simple; it's very realistic and human-like. Normally all movies are cool slick Hollywood movies. Where everybody is perfect, and the good guy always gets the beautiful girl in the end and every fight scene lasts 20 minutes,....well not in my life.The main character of The Foot Fist Way is actually very easy to recognize in the first place. Many people ARE like him, and many people probably can identify with the main character. I know I can. Hell, maybe people say I'm a loser for admitting this, but I know my life more resembles 'the foot fist way' than it does 'Casino Royale' or 'Die Hard'.I practice karate, and although this movie is about Tea Kwon Do (these sports are very similar), I can tell you that the exaggerations are real. And there are people out there that are made off no more than hot air.Anyway, the 'crappy' filming makes this movie almost a documentary. And the fact that the actors are so simple, and not famous is very refreshing. I like real life, and I like movies that represent real-life. The Hollywood fairy tales are awful, in my opinion. The pace of the movie is good, and I thought is was short....I was really entertained. And real martial arts isn't as spectacular as we get to see in Hollywood movies, its as crappy as presented in this film. (in the sense of 'normal' people that practice martial arts).In my opinion the producers were successful in creating a funny movie about things in life we all can relate to.