Storyline
One year after the events of "Kickboxer: Vengeance", Kurt Sloan has vowed never to return to Thailand. However, while gearing up for a MMA title shot, he finds himself sedated and forced back into Thailand, this time in prison. He is there because the ones responsible want him to face a 6'8" 400 lbs. beast named Mongkut and in return for the fight, Kurt will get two million dollars and his freedom back. Kurt at first refuses, in which a bounty is placed on his head as a way to force him to face Mongkut. Kurt soon learns he will have no other choice and will undergo his most rigorous training yet under some unexpected mentors in order to face Mongkut in hopes to regain his freedom.
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Cast
Christopher Lambert, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Sam Medina, Darren Shahlavi, Mike Tyson, Jessica Jann, Maxime Savaria, Sara Malakul Lane, Brian Blu, Kamel Krifa, Alain Moussi, Roy Nelson, Jeremy Angel, Miles Strommen, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, Steven Swadling, Wanderlei Silva, Frankie Edgar, Renzo Gracie, Renato Sobral, Sunan Suthipo, Wilaiwan Saetung, Nuttanun Chutsirinitchakun, James P. Bennett, Airr Phanthip, Fabrício Werdum, Brian Shaw, Ronaldinho Gaúcho, Pongsanart Vinsiri, Nicolas Van Varenberg, Maurício Rua, Felipe Werdum, Napatchakorn Intharanun, Napatchakorn Intharanun, Rico Verhoeven, Aaron Rorattann, Aaron Rorattann, Aaron Rorattann, Ted Ung, Jimilee Allen
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Reviews
75
The exceptionally fun martial arts beat-em-up Kickboxer: Retaliation is a very dumb, and very satisfying throwback to a simpler time when American action films were as predictable as they were formulaic.
70
IGN
While hardly high cinema, Kickboxer: Retaliation is an enjoyable fight epic with some awesome fighting, great cameos, and hugely impressive stunts.
60
A pulpy and fun fight flick that is better in some respects than it needs to be, Retaliation may not do for Moussi what the original Kickboxer did for Van Damme, but it won't send fans home disappointed.
50
Village Voice
A hysterically entertaining train wreck.
40
Director Dimitri Logothetis, again scripting with his Kickboxer: Vengeance co-writer James McGrath, barrels through the chockablock action with requisite energy. But dialogue and performances (including Mike Tyson as Kurt's prison mate), are often laughably subpar.
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