Shawn MacArthur is down on his luck and is in desperate need of some cash. When he defends himself from being hustled on the streets of New York City, business man and street fighting coach Harvey Boarden takes notice. Now, Shawn is caught up in a world where the stakes become greater and greater.

For a film about street fighting, I was actually rather bored watching it. Whether it's the almost unbearable acting of Terrence Howard or the side love story of Channing Tatum and Zulay Henao, I'm not sure. It's probably a mixture of both. Let's start with the acting, shall we?

Terrence Howard is a great actor who has quite the record with films including Ray, Crash, Hustle & Flow, and more recently, Iron Man. Unfortunately, his greatness does not shine through with this role as it is clouded by the never ending sound of his voice. Everything that comes out of his mouth sounds pathetic and whiney. Even though his actions show confidence, when he speaks, it simply fades away. From the beginning right up until the end, there was never a point where he didn't make me cringe.

Channing Tatum seems to be on the rise and he does quite well in this film, at least fighting wise. The battles are brutal and painful; showcasing the barbaric actions of man. Interestingly, I expected a little more fighting in the film but was satisfied with what was presented.

The fight scenes do not make up for the dull story and even duller acting though. I was more concentrated as to when the film would end rather than what was going on. Besides, it's highly predictable so it's not like I didn't know what was going to happen. I'd wait to see this on DVD as paying full ticket price isn't worth it.