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'{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox film | name = Jiu Jitsu | image = Jiu Jitsu film poster.png | alt = | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = [[Dimitri Logothetis]] | producers = {{Plainlist| * Martin Barab * Chris Economides }} | screenplay = {{Plainlist| * Dimitri Logothetis * James McGrath }} | based_on = {{Based on|''Jiu Jitsu''|Dimitri Logothetis|Jim McGrath}} | starring = {{Plainlist| * [[Alain Moussi]] * [[Frank Grillo]] * [[JuJu Chan]] * [[Tony Jaa]] * [[Nicolas Cage]] }} | music = [[Mocean Worker]] | cinematography = Gerardo Madrazo | editing = Danny McDonald | studio = {{ubl|Highland Film Group|Coprod Media International Limited|Double Tree Entertainment|[[Dimitri Logothetis|Acme Rocket Fuel]]}} | distributor = The Avenue Entertainment | released = {{Film date|2020|11|20|United States}} | runtime = 102 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = $25 million<ref name= Brueggemann-Sept2020/> | gross = }} '''''Jiu Jitsu''''' is a 2020 American [[Martial arts film|martial arts]] [[Fantasy film|fantasy]] [[action film]] directed and co-written by [[Dimitri Logothetis]] and starring [[Alain Moussi]], [[Frank Grillo]], [[JuJu Chan]], [[Tony Jaa]] and [[Nicolas Cage]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Ritman|first=Alex|title=Nicolas Cage Sci-Fi 'Jiu Jitsu' Becomes First Film to Use New Cypriot Cash Rebate (Exclusive)|date=18 June 2019|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/nicolas-cage-sci-fi-jiu-jitsu-first-use-new-cypriot-tax-credit-1219292|accessdate=18 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Nicolas Cage joins movie adaptation of 'Jiu Jitsu'|date=21 March 2019|work=[[Calgary Herald]]|url=https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/movies/nicolas-cage-joins-movie-adaptation-of-jiu-jitsu/|accessdate=18 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Nicolas Cage joins movie adaptation of 'Jiu Jitsu'|date=21 March 2019|work=[[Edmonton Journal]]|url=https://edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/movies/nicolas-cage-joins-movie-adaptation-of-jiu-jitsu/|accessdate=18 September 2020}}</ref> It is based on the 2017 comic book of the same name by Logothetis and Jim McGrath.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kilday|first=Gregg|title=Nicolas Cage to Star in Sci-Fi Martial Arts Movie 'Jiu Jitsu'|date=19 March 2019|work=The Hollywood Reporter]|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/nicolas-cage-starring-jiu-jitsu-sci-fi-martial-arts-movie-1195854|accessdate=18 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Fisher|first=Kieran|title=Nicolas Cage Will Use 'Jiu Jitsu' To Fight Aliens|date=22 March 2019|website=[[Film School Rejects]]|url=https://filmschoolrejects.com/nicolas-cage-jiu-jitsu/|accessdate=18 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Sprague|first=Mike|title=Nicolas Cage Will Fight Aliens in Crazy Action Thriller Jiu Jitsu|date=20 March 2019|website=[[MovieWeb]]|url=https://movieweb.com/jiu-jitsu-movie-nicolas-cage/|accessdate=18 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Hamman|first=Cody|title=NICOLAS CAGE SIGNS ON FOR SCI-FI MARTIAL ARTS FILM JIU JITSU|date=20 March 2019|website=[[JoBlo.com]]|url=https://www.joblo.com/horror-movies/news/nicolas-cage-will-use-martial-arts-on-aliens-in-jiu-jitsu|accessdate=18 September 2020}}</ref> ==Cast== *[[Alain Moussi]] as Jake Barnes<ref name=ew/> *[[Frank Grillo]] as Harrigan<ref name=dh/> *[[JuJu Chan]]<ref name=dh/> as Carmen *[[Tony Jaa]] as Keung<ref name=dh>{{cite web|last=Pedersen|first=Erik|title='Jiu Jitsu': Frank Grillo, Rick Yune, Tony Jaa & Others Joins Nicolas Cage Martial Arts Pic|date=6 June 2019|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|url=https://deadline.com/2019/06/jiu-jistu-frank-grillo-rick-yune-tony-jaa-others-join-nicolas-cage-action-movie-1202628433/|accessdate=18 September 2020}}</ref> *[[Nicolas Cage]] as Wylie<ref name=ew>{{cite web|last=Collis|first=Clark|title=Nicolas Cage to battle fearsome alien invader in sci-fi martial arts movie Jiu Jitsu|date=19 March 2019|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|url=https://ew.com/movies/2019/03/19/nicolas-cage-jiu-jitsu/|accessdate=18 September 2020}}</ref> *[[Rick Yune]]<ref name=dh/> as Captain Sand *[[Marie Avgeropoulos]] as Myra<ref name=dh/> ==Production== In March 2019, it was announced that Cage and [[Alain Moussi]] were cast in the film.<ref>{{cite web|last=McNary|first=Dave|title=Nicolas Cage to Star in Martial Arts Actioner 'Jiu Jitsu'|date=19 March 2019|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/nicolas-cage-jiu-jitsu-1203167461/|accessdate=18 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Rothberg|first=Suzanne|title=Nicolas Cage will kick some serious ass in the new martial arts film 'Jiu-Jitsu'|date=25 March 2019|website=[[Screen Anarchy]]|url=https://screenanarchy.com/2019/03/nicolas-cage-will-kick-some-serious-ass-in-the-new-martial-arts-film-jiu-jitsu-contrib.html|accessdate=18 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Vorel|first=Jim|title=Nic Cage to Fight Aliens with His Bare Hands in Jiu Jitsu|date=20 March 2019|work=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/nicolas-cage/nic-cage-to-fight-aliens-with-his-bare-hands-in-ji/|accessdate=18 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Beans|first=Freddy|title=Nicolas Cage gets wrapped up in JIU JITSU|date=20 March 2019|website=[[Ain't It Cool News]]|url=https://www.aintitcool.com/nicolas-cage-gets-wrapped-up-in-jiu-jitsu-81912/|accessdate=18 September 2020}}</ref> Filming occurred in June 2019 in [[Cyprus]] and included a glimpse of ancient temples of [[Bagan]] in [[Burma]].<ref>{{cite web|author=[[Myanmar Mix]]|title='Nicolas Cage’s wild new film trailer teases Bagan-like scape|date=9 October 2020|publisher=Myanmar Mix|url=https://myanmarmix.com/en/articles/nicolas-cages-wild-new-film-trailer-teases-bagan-like-scape|accessdate=18 September 2020}}</ref> ==Release== ''Jiu Jitsu'' was released by The Avenue Entertainment on November 20, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|last=McNary|first=Dave|title=Avenue Entertainment Launching With Nicolas Cage's 'Jiu Jitsu'|date=9 September 2020|work=Variety|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/avenue-entertainment-launching-nicolas-cage-jiu-jitsu-1234763858/|accessdate=18 September 2020}}</ref> In its debut weekend the film was the eighth-most rented title on [[Apple TV]] and ninth on [[Fandango Media|FandangoNow]].<ref name= Brueggemann-Sept2020>{{Cite web |title= ‘The New Mutants’ and ‘Unhinged’ Dominate VOD Charts at $5.99 |url= https://www.indiewire.com/2020/11/the-new-mutants-unhinged-vod-5-99-1234600305/ |last= Brueggemann |first=Tom |website=[[IndieWire]] |date= November 23, 2020 |access-date= November 23, 2020}}</ref> == Reception == On [[Rotten Tomatoes]] the film holds an approval rating of 35% based on 23 reviews, with an average rating of 4/10.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jiu Jitsu (2020)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/jiu_jitsu|accessdate=23 November 2020}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], it has a [[weighted arithmetic mean|weighted average score]] of 27 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews."<ref>{{cite web |title= Jiu Jitsu Reviews |url= https://www.metacritic.com/movie/jiu-jitsu |website= [[Metacritic]] |access-date= November 23, 2020 }}</ref> Simon Abrams of [[RogerEbert.com]] awarded the film one and a half stars.<ref>{{cite web|last=Abrams|first=Simon|title=Jiu Jitsu|date=20 November 2020|publisher=[[RogerEbert.com]]|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/jiu-jitsu-movie-review-2020|accessdate=23 November 2020}}</ref> Jeffrey M. Anderson of [[Common Sense Media]] awarded the film two stars out of five.<ref>{{cite web|last=Anderson|first=Jeffrey M.|title=Jiu Jitsu|publisher=[[Common Sense Media]]|url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/jiu-jitsu?utm_expid=.RCp3TD4oT6qWuBfx5635Eg.0&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F|accessdate=23 November 2020}}</ref> Tambay Obenson of [[IndieWire]] graded the film a D.<ref>{{cite web|last=Obenson|first=Tambay|title=‘Jiu Jitsu’ Review: Even Nicolas Cage Can’t Salvage This Half-Baked Sci-Fi Mess|date=20 November 2020|publisher=[[IndieWire]]|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2020/11/jiu-jitsu-review-nicolas-cage-1234599924/|accessdate=23 November 2020}}</ref> Steven Scaife of ''[[Slant Magazine]]'' awarded the film one and a half stars out of four.<ref>{{cite web|last=Scaife|first=Steven|title=Review: Jiu Jitsu Falls Short of Its Predator-Meets-Mortal Kombat Promise|date=16 November 2020|publisher=[[Slant Magazine]]|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review-jiu-jitsu-falls-short-of-its-predator-meets-mortal-kombat-promise/|accessdate=23 November 2020}}</ref> Chris Bumbray of [[JoBlo.com]] awarded the film with a 5 out of 10.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bumbray|first=Chris|title=JIU JITSU STARRING NICOLAS CAGE (REVIEW)|publisher=[[JoBlo.com]]|url=https://www.joblo.com/movie-news/jiu-jitsu-nicolas-cage-review|accessdate=23 November 2020}}</ref> Fortress of Solitude praised the film describing it as: "An action-packed, 90s-style camp film that’s all about entertainment".<ref>https://www.fortressofsolitude.co.za/jiu-jitsu-review-its-nicolas-cage-crazy/amp/</ref> Also Flyckering Myth had a positive reaction, with Tom Joliffe writing that: "With a stellar cast, non-stop fights and stylish direction this proves to be an enjoyable throwback that will please genre fans".<ref>https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2020/11/movie-review-jiu-jitsu-2020/</ref> Polygon defined the film: "extremely satisfying". <ref>https://www.polygon.com/platform/amp/2020/11/16/21570078/jiu-jitsu-review-nicolas-cage</ref> Darren Murray from Martial Arts Actions Cinema gave a rating of 3/5.<ref>https://maactioncinema.com/archives/15015/amp</ref> Brent McKnight on Giant Freakin Robot gave a positive rating to the film. <ref>https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/ent/jiu-jitsu-review-nicolas-cage-fights-aliens-with-martial-arts.html</ref> Also Rob Hunter from [[Film School Rejects]] promoted positively the film noting as: "[...] while it neglects to include any jiu-jitsu (more on that later) it does give viewers plenty of action beats and a few fun thrills".<ref>https://filmschoolrejects.com/jiu-jitsu-review/?amp</ref> J. Hurtado of [[Screen Anarchy]] gave the film a negative review, calling it "an Adderall addled mess of a film that attempts to scratch a gonzo action itch that would be better served by hitting up a playlist of stunt demo reels on [[YouTube]]."<ref>{{cite web|author=J. Hurtado|title=Review: JIU JITSU, or How to Ruin a Movie About Nic Cage Fighting an Alien|publisher=[[Screen Anarchy]]|url=https://screenanarchy.com/2020/11/review-jiu-jitsu-or-how-to-ruin-a-movie-about-nic-cage-fighting-an-alien.html|accessdate=23 November 2020}}</ref> Kristy Puchko of [[IGN]] also gave the film a negative review and wrote "''Jiu Jitsu'' feels like a deeply 2020 movie in that it is a barrage of WTF choices that hit without mercy until you either give in and go with the flow or just go mad. Or, hey, maybe both."<ref>{{cite web|last=Puchko|first=Kristy|title=Jiu Jitsu Review|date=18 November 2020|publisher=[[IGN]]|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/jiu-jitsu-review|accessdate=23 November 2020}}</ref> John DeFore of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' also gave the film a negative review and wrote that it "has all the barely-motivated action and sci-fi trappings of a middling videogame and, well, at least a little of the dramatic value."<ref>{{cite web|last=DeFore|first=John|title='Jiu Jitsu': Film Review|date=18 November 2020|publisher=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jiu-jitsu-film-review|accessdate=23 November 2020}}</ref> Dan Jackson of [[Thrillist]] gave the film a positive review and wrote "Luckily, ''Jiu Jitsu'' gets the most important aspects of a junky movie like this right."<ref>{{cite web|last=Jackson|first=Dan|title=The Nicolas Cage Sci-Fi Action Movie 'Jiu Jitsu' Is a Ridiculous Good Time|date=20 November 2020|publisher=[[Thrillist]]|url=https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/jiu-jitsu-review-nicolas-cage|accessdate=23 November 2020}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{IMDb title|9624766}} {{Dimitri Logothetis}} [[Category:2020 action films]] [[Category:2020 fantasy films]] [[Category:2020s martial arts films]] [[Category:American fantasy action films]] [[Category:American films]] [[Category:American martial arts films]] [[Category:Films shot in Cyprus]] [[Category:Live-action films based on comics]]'