Director: Jesse V.
Johnson
Notable Cast: Tony
Jaa, Scott Adkins, Iko Uwais, Tiger Chen, Michael Jai White, Celina Jade,
Michael Bisping, Jeeja Yanin, Ron Smoorenburg, Monica Mok
Hype can be a challenging thing for a film. As soon as Triple Threat was announced, the hype
was already at maximum. Between the impressive ensemble cast, the director, and
the general tone that immediately came with it, Triple Threat was immediately an action fan dream – particularly from
the martial arts variety. Even with all of that riding along for the journey,
including how long the film was taking to get a release in the US, Triple Threat is a massive action cinema
treat. It looks hype in the eye, says “talk, talk, talk” and then knocks its
lights out. The fact remains, even with some smaller issues that arise here and
there, that Triple Threat delivers on
its promises. It has bigger than life characters, a wildly efficient plot, and
enough action to shake the foundations of cinema. It’s a film that certainly gears
what it does towards its distinctive audience, for better or worse, but for
someone like myself I could not have had a better time watching the film.