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Film Review: DOA: Dead or Alive

https://film-book.com/review-doa-dead-or-alive/?fsp_sid=76241

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That’s Gross

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Bryce Meredith and Seth Gross (https://www.instagram.com/p/CH_O88hHjpx/)

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DOA: Dead or Alive (2006)

Impression: Bit silly at times. Though the fun of it all sucks you in.

Collection: yes

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Concept: ⭐️⭐️

Story: ⭐️⭐️

Storytelling: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Characters: ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

Casting: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Visually: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Score/Soundtrack: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Entertainment: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Best: the scenes with Tina and her dad! Bahahahaha

Worst: Weatherby’s idiotic fantasies. Why? So ... pointless

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D.O.A.: Dead or Alive (2006)

D.O.A.: Dead or Alive is difficult to review. It knows exactly what it wants to be, and at this, it excels. Based on the video game by Tecmo, it's an excuse to have scantily-clad, physically fit women in hand-to-hand combat. This film isn't concerned with characters, plot, depth or anything else for better and for worse.

It’s about a tournament organized by Dr. Victor Donovan (Eric Roberts). He assembles the world’s leading hand-to-hand combatants to compete for the ultimate prize of $10 million. Each fighter is more stereotypical and ridiculous than the last. Most noteworthy are pro-wrestler Tina (Jaime Pressly), Kasumi (Devon Aoki), a ninja princess searching for her lost brother, and flirty master thief Christie (Holly Valance). Who will win the tournament? More importantly, does Donovan have nefarious plans for the winner? You know he does, but what are they?

If you’re 13-years old and your parents let you pick a movie (nothing with nudity or cursing) and you want something that'll rustle your jimmies and throw in some action too, D.O.A. was made for you. There’s a lot of action in a variety of formats. Each competitor has their own fighting style so there’s always a fight coming up. Even better, the actresses throwing the punches and kicks are all pretty good at it. The movie’s sold on seeing women beat each other up and then relax by playing beach volleyball in bikinis. Critiquing it for this means you missed the point. 

I’m not saying D.O.A. is a great movie. I would actually say it sets its ambitions so low, it gets downright bad at times. The plot makes no sense at all. The end, in particular, is ludicrous. You'll be laughing too hard to pay attention to the flimsy explanations behind Donovan's plan.  It features some of the stupidest police officers ever seen on film and I’m not entirely sure writers Adam Gross, Seth Gross, and J.F. Lawton understand what the word “shinobi” means either. 

D.O.A. is not a good film, but it is entertaining. It’s the equivalent of a bowl of children’s cereal. Colorful, aimed at a specific audience and no one else, probably not very good for you, but if it’s what you’re craving, it hits the spot. I have to give credit where credit is due: D.O.A. is what it is and at what it wants to do well, it excels. It isn’t for everyone, and I know some will see this and call me nuts for recommending it, but I had fun. (On DVD, October 12, 2014)

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Seth Gross wrestles for Bronze later today at 61kg

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