Synopsis
Chapman is an ex-marine in Brazil's slums, battling the yakuza outfit who attacked his sister and left her for dead.
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Cast
- Michael Jai WhiteJohn 'Falcon' Chapman
- Neal McDonoughManny Ridley
- Lateef CrowderCarlo Bororo
- Laila AliCindy Chapman
- Hazuki KatoTomoe
- Masashi OdateHirimoto
- Millie RupertoKatarina Da' Silva
- Robert ColónPolice Officer
- Jazmin CaratiniNurse
- Michael J. MorrisBusinessman
Recommendations
- 75
RogerEbert.com
A successful franchise depends on the hero at its center. Is the hero's personality interesting enough to warrant more? Time will tell, but Falcon Rising is off to a good start. - 60
The Dissolve
The structural missteps do little to diminish the immense pleasure of seeing White in motion, however. When he assumes a combat pose, the generic script and personality-free visuals fall back. - 50
The New York Times
Mr. Chapman administers some of his (amplified) thwacks and drop kicks with a likable, you-should-know-better air of amusement, recalling a Reagan-era TV cop show. - 30
Village Voice
Beyond isolated moments of dickish charm — and his climactic four-way fight involving a sword, a crucifix, and two steel pipes — Chapman just comes across like another pseudo-heroic American behaving badly abroad.
