Review: ‘The Foot Fist Way’

Danny McBride and Jody Hill team up to bring you The Foot Fist Way ,a hilarious karate chop master of a film. You might not know too much about Danny but he has been in a recent slew of comedy flicks from Superbad,Hot Rod,Drillbit Taylor, and the upcoming Pineapple Express, he is a master of comedy. This film is his big break and I think he is destined to become a big comedy star. This film was a bit like Napoleon Dynamite, it had the indie effect and the retarded humor but does not get old at any cost! This is on my list as one of the best comedies of the year.

Former champion, Mr. Simmons fancies himself one in the same as his hero, Chuck “The Truck” Wallace, a B-movie Martial Arts star. Mr. Simmons hypes about his self-proclaimed status as “king of the demo” [Tae Kwon Do demonstration], even though he can’t do diddley squat on the mats. His only vulnerability lies in his devotion of his wife Suzie- a weakness that comes to surface when Simmons finds Suzie cheating on him with her new boss. When Suzie leaves on break from their relationship, Simmons finds himself slipping into chaos. He sets a war on anybody who stands in his way. He finds allies in Julio Chavez, his nine-year-old apprentice, and Henry Harrison, one of his students with a confidence problem. When his weird friend Mike McAllister shows up, the four make a trip to a   Tae Kwon Do convention to meet the greatest Martial Artist of all time, Chuck “The Truck” Wallace. What starts as a crazy man’s journey to escape instantly turns into a trip of discovery, as Simmons and his crew party with “The Truck” , Simmons convinces “Truck” to perform a demo at his Tae Kwon Do school during the upcoming belt-qualifying test. Fred returns from the convention at the top of his game, until he is shocked by the return of Suzie, and the “The Truck” appears at his Tae Kwon Do school. In the end, Simmons faces the greatest challenge of his life and finds out that he is a champion at heart.

Do yourself a favor and go check out The Foot Fist Way, this is loaded with laughs and is very enjoyable. This should not be an overlooked film of 2008. Foot Fist your way to the theaters as soon as you can so you can learn a thing or two from the King of the Demo!

[rating: 4.5/5]