Low budget films sometimes turn out to be the best types of movies.
They tend to be more original, not under the pressure to conform to mainstream Hollywood as much.
A really well-done low budget film can be hard to find, but often turns into a classic when found, such as big hits "Napoleon Dynamite," "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" or "Juno."
"The Foot Fist Way," on the other hand, does not live up to the standards of other independent films.
The film follows the life of a wrung out Fred Simmons (Danny McBride), a tae kwon do instructor who thinks he is a martial arts legend. Teaching kids martial arts and dealing with his promiscuous wife is the central plot which revolves around a build-up to an end of the year tae kwon do competition. Sadly, this build-up only takes up five minutes of the total movie time and makes it feel like a pointless derision.
Simmons has an obsession with a fellow tae kwon do instructor, Chuck "The Truck" Wallace (Ben Best), who is somewhat famous and the envy of Simmons.
The movie follows McBride's journey to finally meeting Chuck "The Truck" and getting him to come and make an appearance at the end of the year test for his students.
Basically, "The Foot Fist Way" lacks an interesting plot, which makes it hard to be concerned with what is going to occur next. To his credit, McBride does bring some hearty laughs to the table.
His nonchalant attitude and his wacky methods of teaching tae kwon do ultimately saved the movie from being a total bore. Overall, he managed to make a normally horrific situation laughable, and made witty one-liners consistently throughout the movie.
If you are a movie buff looking for the new up-and-coming independent hit, "The Foot Fist Way" is probably not for you.
But, if you are just in need of a few laughs and actual content quality is not that important to you, go ahead and take the time to check it out.
Directed by: Jody Hill Distributed by: Paramount Vantage Grade: C-
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