David Mamet's latest offering, plays the Tribeca Film Festival tomorrow, and then opens wider on May 9.

Chiwetel Ejiofor stars (along with a superb supporting cast) as a mixed martial arts instructor, whom reluctantly must enter a tournament that will net him some much needed money and honour.

I'll be honest, I'm a huge fan of this genre. Watching Bloodsport, Busted Up, etc... are pretty much how I spent my youth. When a giant like Mamet takes on this genre, you have high hopes. The problem is that, this movie is just a mess.

The first 30 minutes are so boring and uninteresting. However, once the story picks up, it becomes only moderately interesting.

My biggest gripe is not with the writing (obviously great), but with the directing, and the actor's performances. I'm unsure if the actors are playing it satirically or sincerely. The ending is just so ridiculously cheesy, that I can't believe it was meant to play straight. But, there is not enough indication that this movie is clever enough to not be that