Boyka comes back for more beatdown in the newest sequel to the Undisputed series, Undisputed III: Redemption. The folks out at Warner Brothers sent me a copy of this to review, and I admit, for a low-brow beat-em-up, I enjoyed this one quite a bit.

Being that I had seen neither Undisputed nor Undisputed II, I was somewhat afraid that I might be lost in the plot of Undisputed III: Redemption.  I needn’t have worried.  It’s really very simple–a Russian in prison is about to get out, only to get lodged in a different prison so he can engage in an underground deathmatch located there.  Whoever wins the tournament gets to go free, while its organizers reap a pot of millions.  But the folks behind the tournament have no plans to confer the prize of freedom on its eventual winner…will that winner take his prize? Or die in the attempt?

Let me start by saying that I honestly can’t remember the last time I saw a movie that featured so many people spitting up blood.  Seriously, there’s more blood in this movie than there is in some horror movies I’ve seen.

And admittedly, Undisputed III: Redemption is a pretty straightforward movie.  There might be a surprise or two along the way, but let’s face it–what we showed up for was to watch a bunch of guys smack each other senseless with various and exciting moves.  That will be provided in almost insensate superabundance.  You’re going to get more guys beating each other bloody than you probably ever wanted to see.  More fights, more jumps, more flips, more fists and feet slamming into teeth than you’d figure you’d get anywhere.

Even the ending will manage to be at least a little heartwarming and satisfying–the whole experience is actually pretty good.  Like I said, real straightforward, downright mindless even, but still a pleasant and thoroughly entertaining package.

The Screenhead Ten Scale hands Undisputed III: Redemption a knockout eight out of ten–it may not be anyone’s idea of high art, but it’ll be an entertaining ninety minutes, and at the end of the day, that’s the truest measure of a movie’s success.  You won’t need your brain for this one, but you’ll still get your money’s worth all the same.