Technically, the film was made very well; that is, the acting of the female combatants, the host and hostess, the lead guard, but the overwhelming carnage is difficult to witness, and I nearly quit watching more than once, but I felt that ultimately there must be a balance to the plot line, so I held out for it. I wasn't completely disappointed in the end, but was disappointed nevertheless.This is a tragic film, with excessive violence and graphic human destruction of other humans, specifically woman vs. woman. All of the women are quite fetching, which adds to the subtlety of the lure for the viewer. The sadists and sadomasochists among us will love it, but the majority of the rest of us will find it quite difficult, even painful, to witness in its entirety. If and when you do complete that feat, it will likely fail to provide the kind of satisfaction that a memorable film will accomplish. If an "x" rating could ever be applied to a non sexual themed film, this one would certainly qualify for that rating.I will try not to spoil this for anyone, but I felt that I must check the spoiler box because I felt that my critique must include at least some mention about the ending, which essentially made this a completely and utterly tragic film. I suppose the final scene completes the consistent theme of complete domination and control by a demented group of sadistic entrepreneurs over a selected group of mostly normal, alluring kick-boxing women--- but the depths of degradation and dehumanization achieved in this film has truly set a new benchmark for this macabre genre. To gather a group of employees together to support such an enterprise as the film suggests seems reminiscent of the mechanism supporting the dark historic reality of the third Reich of Nazi Germany, compacted into a much smaller sphere of tragedy and despair, with the added element of hostage threatening and the ultimate degradation that a profitable commercial enterprise underpinned the entire premise of the story. Is this the nadir of tragedy??

the fight scenes in it are awesome the plot is decent and it also keeps you entertained I do hate when they cute scenes in the film it doesn't tell the whole story they cut over 35 minutes of the movie I do like the gore in it it has a lot and it has brutal fight scenes that kick ass and I don't like the ending it could of been a lot cool but it is a surprise ending you don't expect over all I give it a 7 star film and it could of been better at the box office it would of made more money if it was promoted better overall I really enjoyed the film and should be checkout everone should go out and rent it at you local video store and see what you think of the film I rent the video from family video and enjoyed watching it

The subject matter of this prison/cage fighting movie is pure exploitation, and it is marketed as such rather adroitly. However, by the time the first fight scene has concluded, there is little in the way of cheap thrills to be had from this sort of thing, and instead, we're presented with the kind of gritty brutality that only comes along in indy, low-budget concept pieces like this, from Josh Waller, directing his feature film debut with a lot of grass-roots style and a panache that is all the more skillful in its' lack of show-off techniques. Instead, we're given a very raw, lean piece of work which focuses on violence, rather on well-crafted fight scenes, despite the presence of a well-choreographed team of stunt performers, fronted by one of the most physically talented stuntwomen in the business, Zoe Bell.There is little time devoted to navel-gazing, and yet the characterisation does sometimes feel a little on the clunky side, although it is doubtful that its' absence would provide us with anything better. Without it, there would be fight after fight, followed by scenes of painful silence, and the full horror of the situation. Whilst the teary eyed drama makes a precarious balance with the blood and guts of the fight scenes, perhaps the most impressive feature here is the sense of hopelessness which is created. Hopeful, this movie isn't, and in many ways, it's an adult, and female, version of "Lord of the Flies", only with a more artificially constructed set up. The idea here, is that by fighting, killing and surviving, the survivor of this ordeal will become somehow awakened, enlightened, and open themselves up to a wider world of awareness. That this idea is set up by a bunch of mad-eyed religious fanatics strains credibility, although the contrast between opulent upper class, and filthy stone-walled dungeons is nothing new, yet remains valid. The ending tells us, quite simply, that this is a load of rubbish, and, rather than being designed for this purpose, the idea of nobility through killing, of a "Napoleon" complex, is a myth, and that killing actually provides nothing but thrills for the rich, and that, for the survivor, no matter how tough she is, they will always be stronger. Contrived? Perhaps. But the drama is played out convincingly, and the power of the hellish fight scenes is arguably as anti-stereotypical as anything seen in films. There are not a series of carefully contrived, well-scripted and erotically filmed scenes of rolling around and grunting. This is brutal, survival of the fittest stuff, and the edginess of the movie's central dilemma – kill to save your loved ones, or do nothing and let them die – is well utilised. The tagline; "No man could handle this" is well put; This scenario with a male cast would scarcely feature the same level of horror, and uneasiness, and the reversion to savagery would be far less of a shock.Acting is generally nothing special, but then, the real drama of this situation comes not from the script, or the over-embellishment of certain of the actresses, but in the heat of the fight sequences, in the minute reactions, in the bursting of the welled up emotions and fears, and in sharing that feeling. It's a film not so much about the journey of its characters, or their own personal features, but rather, about seeing how you would react in this situation yourself; in short, it is a film which speaks directly to the audience, with a well-shaped hell of anti-humanity. Throughout the entire ninety minutes, the feeling of impending doom, of inner pain, and futile hopelessness, as relationships build feebly, only to be broken down again minutes later, or as they realise just how little they can actually do.Which is why, in the truest sense of the word, this is a horror film, about the horrors of being faced with that most primal of dramas. And be sure that this isn't just a bad excuse for trotting out some more niche genre fare; You will feel every punch, and every angry exhalation, and realise that fights are basically just someone pummelling bits of their body against bits of someone else's, in the hope that they'll break before you do, and that death isn't administered with a quick twist, or a carefully placed blow. It takes time, and it isn't exciting, or cool. It's actually the worst thing that you can imagine. Even the climactic fight scene, when Sabrina takes on the films supposed "villain" – i.e, the one who's enjoying it all – is deliberately restrained, rather than being played out for drama. Every kind of painful situation is played, and it is when the film is at its' most explicitly brutal, that it becomes the most emotionally painful. Hey, look. Someone has made violence in horror movies scary again. And all it took was a small, dedicated cast of women, and a director with a strong vision, and sense of purpose.

While torturing myself with that awful movie for an entire 1:31:59 I couldn't stop asking what if the girls start making out every time when they put together on that pit for fight? On this nonsense movie somehow an organization captured troublesome ladies and forcing them to fight with each other claiming that their relatives are in danger. But no one actually noticing that the videos of their beloved ones are mostly on loop and they are actually not getting any real news from their "beloved ones"Violence level of the fighting scenes are over-rated because same amount of violence is already on MMA Women out there in real life and its "legal" and everyone watch the same amount of violence on public TV on that so called "sport" So the "illegal activity" that is going on the story of that movie is utterly pointless. Because MMA Women is actually doing the same thing.There's no acting or camera work or anything artistic in this movie. If you approach to the movie on these topics; there are better student movies with no budget.I'd say skip it but who doesn't enjoy a good cat fight? If people don't like awfully violent fighting scenes there wouldn't be a MMA at first place.