12 (Twelve)

Everything about this film is amazing, from the acting to the choreography, it really raises the bar for all future action films! HIGHLY recommended viewing for any fans of the genre!

In homage to classic 1980s action cinema, 12 follows the story of twelve individual fighters brought together to compete in an illegal underground tournament for the prize of half a million pounds. Throughout the gruelling competition each fighter will be pushed to their physical and psychological limits as they make and break alliances, fuelled by the goal of eliminating the competition.

Broken from the same mould as martial arts classics like Kickboxer and Blood Fist, 12 is a relentless, adrenaline-fuelled fight fest that takes no prisoners. Following the simple story of twelve underground fighters competing for a cash prize, the unique characters and their individual stories are told through strong characterization and flashback, thrown against some of the most brutal action sequences witnessed in a long time.

Also featuring a strong cast of up and coming British action stars like Mark Strange (Displaced, Batman Begins), Joey Ansah (The Bourne Ultimatum) and Nathan Lewis (Fight School), the talented team is shown in an incredible light under the heavily visual style of director, Chee Keong Cheung. For fans of martial arts and action cinema, generally, 12 is a ground breaking addition to a hugely successful genre.

Poor acting, and weak story that has been done so many times before. I am a big fan of martial arts/fight films and this was very poor.
Boring is the word I am looking for. Twelve fighters consisting of -
Military, police officer, martial arts teacher, homeless to name a few of the characters...........
They all have there reasons for taking part in the tournament but I found it so boring.
I would recommend BLOOD AND BONE or UNDISPUTED 2 if you want to see a good fighting film.
Even if you feel a tad interested in twelve then believe me when I say I was bored and ended up fast forwarding most of it as life is precious and this was eating up minutes of my life during a time I was not enjoying myself.

First of all this film was released last year under the name of underground. I personally think this film is great but only if you like films about fighting cuz thats all this film is about but dont let that put you off cuz the fights are really good and i should know cuz ive got nearly every kung fu film thats been made.Nearly.So just to recap great fights but no story well not much of one anyway.