There’s not much life but lots of fighting in LIFE AFTER FIGHTING, a derivative, repetitive, tiresomely solemn martial arts movie written and directed and choreographed and starring Bren Foster.
Foster knows his fisticuffs and kung fu but is deficit as a film director and screenwriter and dramatic actor. Which is OK, I suppose, for undiscerning, indiscriminate audiences who just want to see blokes beat the tripe out of each other, as well as women and children.
The basic plot is straight out of Bruce Lee’s playbook of a school under siege with a kick back to Karate Kid and then a pile on of child sex trafficking and glorified punch and kick porn. The narrative is but a chin for the knuckle.
The action when it comes is a relief from the moribund mediocrity of the ridiculous romance we are meant to swallow between Foster’s sensei and a student’s yummy mummy. It’s a choker hold with the kind of chemistry you’d find in a putrid petri dish.
Luke Ford is cast as the dastardly villain in an unrestrained performance that peaks too early and becomes as annoying as a blowfly at a barbie. Annabelle Stephenson injects a bit of believability into the grieving mother of an abducted daughter, while the rest of the cast looks like a roll call from Central Casting.
For biffo fans only with a fast forward control for all those lovey dovey dull bits that are supposed to percolate the story but are left on the stove too long they boil dry, LIFE AFTER FIGHTING is Available to Buy or Rent on Digital SVOD Platforms including Amazon Apple Store, Foxtel Store, Google Play, YouTube & Fetch TV
