Trouble Man

Trying to star in and direct has left its mark. Its not easy to be in the directors chair as Michael Jai White has found out.

The plot offers a few twists but is simple enough. The fight scenes hold the movie together and are well done but the acting is weak and exaggerated throughout. A director with more experience would have fixed a lot of the problems. It was a good try but just not good enough.

Sunday, 17 August 2025: Great action film.

Once again martial arts actor, Michael J. White has proven that he and martial arts actor, Wesley Snipes are the best African "Black" Americans action heroes in films. Michael J. White deserves a star on Hollywood boulevard, but too sad that action films are Not recognized the same as comedies and dramas. I have seen almost all of Michael's films including the direct to cable or dvd and his actions scenes are always tops. I would give this film 10 stars, but at his age, 57 it is hard to jump kick in the air, fight and beat up 6 or 7 men without getting hurt.

The 2025 movie "Trouble Man" was one I had never heard about. But since I believe in giving all movies that I haven't already seen a fair chance, of course I opted to see it. And the fact that the movie had Michael Jai White in the leading role certainly served as some icing on the cake.

The storyline in "Trouble Man" is pretty straightforward. Sure, a bit formulaic and really nothing you haven't seen in other movies before, but it still proved to be an entertaining movie. So writer Michael Stradford managed to put together a good enough script and storyline.

There were a couple of familiar faces on the cast list, aside from leading actor Michael Jai White then I also recognized Mike Epps and Orlando Jones. The acting performances in the movie were good.

There is a good amount of action in the movie, which definitely adds to the overall enjoyment of the movie.

My rating of director Michael Jai White's 2025 movie "Trouble Man" lands on a six out of ten stars.

This is supposed to be part homage, part action flick, part parody. And it is. In a way, it's very entertaining. In another way, it's a very silly film, badly acted and very low budget. I think it went for the wink-wink and the "so bad is good" vibe, but it did not get to that point where I could thoroughly enjoy it.

Michael J White had the presence and the action skills, but you could see that most people there were not even actors. And some people there were extremely good martial artists, but they just didn't get to shine. OK, I get it, you want to make a film with your friends. That's cool. But then the film is only a success if you can make your friends shine. And this film didn't do that.

Just take this movie for full value no hidden messages no lies action pure as it used to be with soul.

Don't judge this movie when you thought Barbie was a great movie. (It wasn't). A real action movie with story akd a method(man).

Unless Ur bon before the 80s and really got what movies should be don't judge.

Mr. White thx for the soul the action thevanrtial arts. A tine warp to better days for action movies!