adonis98-743-186503 Jack Conrad is "purchased" by a wealthy television producer and taken to a desolate island where he must fight to the death against nine other condemned killers from all corners of the world, with freedom going to the sole survivor. The Condemned is far from being one of WWE's best films but it's definitely not their worst one either. Steve Austin does a pretty good job with what he has and the same goes for Vinnie Jones. The Condemned is action packed and a whole lot of fun and a pretty much entertaining action flick to rent and watch. (7.0/10)

FlashCallahan Jack Conrad is awaiting the death penalty in a corrupt Central American prison. He is "purchased" by a wealthy television producer and taken to a desolate island where he must fight to the death against nine other condemned killers.These condemned are from all corners of the world, with freedom going to the sole survivor......You get an awful sense of déjà Vu when you see this film for the first time, because it's nothing more than a heavily blended version of better films that you have seen a thousand times before.The most noticeable 'homages' are obviously 'Battle Royale', and then it has elements of 'The Running Man' and 'No Escape', but the difference is where those films had originality, and were topical, this is nothing more than a vehicle for its star.Stone Cold does what he does best, scowls, fights, says incoherent one liners, and a owls a little bit more at Vinnie Jones.And that's the film, lesser known actors getting blown up, no surprises, and obviously it's the man behind the curtains who is the biggest villain of them all, because as we all know, money, money, money, is the root of all evil!!.It's way too long, by a good 30 minutes, so it can get a little maundering at times, there was no need to include a love interest, she's never in any danger, and it could have trimmed so much fat from the film.Jones tries hard, but hard to the point where he's worse than a school pantomime villain, he's really awful. So awful, that he's just as irritating as Jack Blacks faux Rastafarian in I Still Know.But if your after a quick action fix, with a really terrible villain, you could do a lot worse.

yogll Simply put - if you like action films you'll enjoy The Condemned. Following along similar lines of Battle Royal and the newly released The Hunger Games, a group of international death row inmates are sent to an island to fight to the death in order to win their freedom - with the whole thing broadcast live on the internet. As highly unbelievable as this situation may seem, the moral repercussion are actually adequately addressed. The illegal show gains a mass following but not without attracting the attention of certain international agencies.I'm not a huge fan of Steve Austin or WWE wrestling and so at first I was a bit sceptical about a WWE production with the lead role being given to a pro wrestler. But despite this he performs his role well, and the acting is of a pretty good standard throughout. The fight scenes are gritty and believable, and the sub-plot back story doesn't interfere too much with the action. This is switch-your-brain-off entertainment. Enjoy it for what is is. 7/10

bluesman-20 The Condemned is one of those movies that you know right off the bat is made for one specific type of audience. If you like reading Jane Austin novels and sunsets and walks along the beach and romantic movies then this movie may not be for you. This is all out balls to the wall action movie that does not apologize for what it is. Premise is a reality series producer is putting together the ultimate survivor series on the internet. He picks ten people from the worst prisons around the world and buys them from death row and attaches a bomb to their ankles. The Bomb will go off in 24 hours the catch is simple only one can win. It's a fight to the death the prize is you get your life your freedom and a big bankroll. Trapped amongst the sadistic killers is Jack Conrad (Steve Austin) a former Navy S.E.A.L. who was recruited to do black ops types of jobs his last one went bad and he was caught in El Salvador awaiting death. All Conrad wants to do is get out of this alive and go home to his girl. But Conrad is decent man with Honor and a code of principles that will not let him take part in this sadistic game so he tries his best to survive and get help. Steve Austin does a good job in his first film As lead actor and he's gone on to make better films since his role in the EXPENDABLES is much better and you can see Austin has grown as a actor, This movie is worth checking out if you are a fan of this type of action flick. Better then Van Damme's hard target and Rutger Hauer's The game, This movie does deliver good entertainment.