Action filmmakers Joseph Pepin and Joseph Mehri have made so many direct-to-video B-movies (including FINAL IMPACT, PRIVATE WARS, DEADLY BET, RING OF FIRE I & II etc.) that they could probably do them in their sleep, and seem to be doing so in the first 30 minutes of TO BE THE BEST.
The first third of TO BE THE BEST is filled with fights, threats, and muscular male chests. Finally, the plot emerges; it revolves around Erick Kulhane (Michael Worth), hotheaded up-and-comer in a dynasty of professional kickboxers. While coach/dad Rick (Martin Kove) readies the US entrants for
the World Kickboxing Championship in Las Vegas, Erick hones his skills in street fights ...
Released:
1993
Rated:
R
Length:
99 mins