Stars: Rey Goyos, Michael Teh, Jennifer Prediger, Joey Dean, Michael Heger, Lorin Partalis | Written and Directed by Michael Sarrow
Smile As You Kill, directed by Michael Sarrow, is a thrilling, darkly comedic exploration of desperation and moral ambiguity, set against the backdrop of a chilling kidnapping. The film follows Rico, a man facing a terminal illness, who kidnaps Terry, a high-profile advertising director, in an attempt to secure funding for an experimental treatment. Rico’s demand is simple yet chilling: create a viral campaign to save his life, or he will end Terry’s. What ensues is a tense, psychological game of cat and mouse, marked by sharp dialogue and shifting power dynamics.
Sarrow’s direction is both confident and meticulous, masterfully building tension in a confined space. The film largely takes place within Terry’s upscale apartment, creating an almost suffocating atmosphere that mirrors the mounting pressure both characters feel.
Smile As You Kill, directed by Michael Sarrow, is a thrilling, darkly comedic exploration of desperation and moral ambiguity, set against the backdrop of a chilling kidnapping. The film follows Rico, a man facing a terminal illness, who kidnaps Terry, a high-profile advertising director, in an attempt to secure funding for an experimental treatment. Rico’s demand is simple yet chilling: create a viral campaign to save his life, or he will end Terry’s. What ensues is a tense, psychological game of cat and mouse, marked by sharp dialogue and shifting power dynamics.
Sarrow’s direction is both confident and meticulous, masterfully building tension in a confined space. The film largely takes place within Terry’s upscale apartment, creating an almost suffocating atmosphere that mirrors the mounting pressure both characters feel.
- 4/25/2025
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Stars: Amy Johnston, Dolph Lundgren, Cortney Palm, Rey Goyos, Sean Faris, Shaun Brown, Levy Tran, Folake Olowofoyeku, Michelle Jubilee Gonzalez, Jeanette Samano, Briana Marin, Amanda Bell | Written by Anastazja Davis, Miguel A. Ferrer | Directed by Miguel A. Ferrer
[Note: With the film finally available on DVD in the UK now here's a repost of our review of Female Fight Club - originally posted last year for the films Us VOD release]
Fresh off her starring role in Lady Bloodfight, Amy Johnston returns in yet another Dtv action flick that, this time around, makes excellent use of not only her fight skills (which are as impressive as ever) but also her acting skills…
Here Johnston plays Becca, a former underground fighter who abandons the sport for a life at an animal shelter after a brutal family tragedy invovling her father. However when her sister Kate comes to her and begs her to help repay a massive debt, Becca must re-enter the world of illegal underground fighting and resume her fight career as “Bex the Beast”. Whilst training Kate’s team of fighters – hence the...
[Note: With the film finally available on DVD in the UK now here's a repost of our review of Female Fight Club - originally posted last year for the films Us VOD release]
Fresh off her starring role in Lady Bloodfight, Amy Johnston returns in yet another Dtv action flick that, this time around, makes excellent use of not only her fight skills (which are as impressive as ever) but also her acting skills…
Here Johnston plays Becca, a former underground fighter who abandons the sport for a life at an animal shelter after a brutal family tragedy invovling her father. However when her sister Kate comes to her and begs her to help repay a massive debt, Becca must re-enter the world of illegal underground fighting and resume her fight career as “Bex the Beast”. Whilst training Kate’s team of fighters – hence the...
- 3/27/2018
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Stars: Amy Johnston, Dolph Lundgren, Cortney Palm, Rey Goyos, Sean Faris, Shaun Brown, Levy Tran, Folake Olowofoyeku, Michelle Jubilee Gonzalez, Jeanette Samano, Briana Marin, Amanda Bell | Written by Anastazja Davis, Miguel A. Ferrer | Directed by Miguel A. Ferrer
Fresh off her starring role in Lady Bloodfight, Amy Johnston returns in yet another Dtv action flick that, this time around, makes excellent use of not only her fight skills (which are as impressive as ever) but also her acting skills…
Here Johnston plays Becca, a former underground fighter who abandons the sport for a life at an animal shelter after a brutal family tragedy invovling her father. However when her sister Kate comes to her and begs her to help repay a massive debt, Becca must re-enter the world of illegal underground fighting and resume her fight career as “Bex the Beast”. Whilst training Kate’s team of fighters – hence the...
Fresh off her starring role in Lady Bloodfight, Amy Johnston returns in yet another Dtv action flick that, this time around, makes excellent use of not only her fight skills (which are as impressive as ever) but also her acting skills…
Here Johnston plays Becca, a former underground fighter who abandons the sport for a life at an animal shelter after a brutal family tragedy invovling her father. However when her sister Kate comes to her and begs her to help repay a massive debt, Becca must re-enter the world of illegal underground fighting and resume her fight career as “Bex the Beast”. Whilst training Kate’s team of fighters – hence the...
- 9/19/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
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