Good old martial arts action.

Good story line and well acted. The hero has several setbacks and is not portrayed as the all-powerful fighting machine as happens in many of these types of movies. If you are looking for a good action flick with a good story and a less than perfect hero this one is worth a watch.

The spawn of JCVD is back in action again with his own personal franchise about ninjas...well American ninjas which appear to be much better than Japanese ones according to this. The first film was pretty much a cool excuse for some ninja martial arts and weapons action from Adkins, and this sequel is no different whatsoever, but this is a good thing.A completely childish plot with unreal amounts of cliched moments and corn, but who are we kidding here its all about the fisticuffs and nothing more. And that's exactly what you get, more than last time too. Adkins wife is murdered whilst he's out buying chocolate and seaweed? so he gets mean and outta control, its time to kill EVERYONE!!!!The plot is so completely amazingly and utterly basic I simply can't find any other ways to describe it further. The whole thing is so shallow and unimaginative it hurts, they should of just called it 'Scott Adkins kicks ass for 1hour and 30minutes with no plot interference'. Some of the fights do seem to be quite obviously staged I found, mainly the indoor ones. The kicks and punches don't connect, fake looking breakable props and the fight extras clearly throw themselves around badly. But once the battles reach the open they really come into their own, there is an amazing bar fight (gotta have a bar fight) and a great 'Point Break' style chase sequence. As we reach the predictable climax the fights do get really intense, the final boss fights are a blistering montage of moves that seem to defy gravity yet are clearly real time! To be honest it becomes more a display of acrobatics rather than martial arts, you know these moves look incredible but in reality they probably wouldn't be as effective.I hate to use this terminology but this film plays out like a videogame adaptation from the days of Double Dragon. Just look at the facts, the heroes love is killed off, he then fights his way through level after level of different bad guys in various locations...bars, hotels, dojos, enemy hideout, alleyway, prison etc...Each encounter offers a tougher adversary as he gets closer to the final level and the three boss fights. One is the bosses main henchman, then the boss and then finally the predictable surprise boss in a twist ending just when you thought it was all over.Yes its horrendously cheesy and we've seen it all before, its been done by all the classic action heroes back in the day. This is the new gen of action hero and Adkins is the top dog as far as I'm concerned for Western martial artists. This guy can do the moves we never saw JCVD do, he's like a living beat 'em up videogame fighter and he's just as wooden to boot, in short the man is perfect. Everything you expected you get right here, the only thing you don't get much of is actual ninja suit clad action albeit one sequence at the end.This is what a classic back to basics action flick is all about, not the hammy action comedy 'Expendables' nonsense. Adkins has easily given us some of the best retro action homage flicks (JCVD homage flicks) in the last few years. I'd like to see him do some gritty underground Eastern set tournament fight flicks like JCVD's classic 'Bloodsport' and 'Kickboxer'.

wake up people this is amazing movie for this actors great job hell yeah..i love itð~

Good revenge story, with lots of action, always hard to work with caucasion as lead. Where are the spaghetti kung fu from 40 years ago ?

Loved this movie. Scott Adkins is terrific and is a great actor and martial artist. Please make some sequels!!

good acting and fighting from scottt adkins and the fighting choreography but the schematics and story are a little out played avenging the person who killed your wife white guy in a traditional spiritual Japanese environment best friend betrayal all a little out played

I like the movie but it's not as good as the first one but over all great action and an okay sorry

Impressive. Really well-made movie with strong lead and excellent fighting scenes.

Solid action scenes despite a predictable by the numbers story.

Shadow Of A Tear See's Director Isaac Florentine Returns Alongside Martial Artist Scott Adkins To Present Another Fun, Old Fashioned Ninja Movie. This Film Is Just As Fun As It's Predecessor And Just As Entertaining. This Time American Ninja Casey (Adkins), Is On The Path Of Vengeance After His Wife Is Murdered In Cold Blood. A Plot That's Just As Bad As The Previous Film, Is Built Upon With Some Great Fight Choreography, A Solid Script, Solid Direction And Decent Acting. Ninja: Shadow Of A Tear Is A Great Sequel Which Lives Up To The First, And Features All The Fun And Excitement Of It's Predecessor, This Is One Of Those Films Fans Of The First Would Love To See As This Is Just As Entertaining.

I have long been a fan of Isaac Florentine, for many many years now.His films always aim to grab that feel from the 80's classics of Hong Kong cinema, yet are often marred by weak story lines and silly acting.That said, one thing that always stands out is the fight scenes - and none more so than this awesome sequel, Ninja: Shadow Of A Tear!I liked the first Ninja movie and thought Scott Adkins, as always, proved his worth as a martial arts actor. There was just a small hint of 'meh' that surrounded the first causing it to be slightly forgettable.It seems though, with Shadow Of A Tear, that hint of 'meh' has been thrown to the side!Again, acting and story line plays second fiddle to what is possibly some of the best fight scenes ever put to film in a Western production!Beautifully shot, crisp with amazing choreography, I felt that Ninja: Shadow Of A Tear stands punches and kicks above the over-rated hit, The Raid...

Scott Adkins is more wooden than a kung-fu practice dummy, but by god he can kick! Compared to the 1st movie, this is a masterpiece....On it's own its a competent martial arts flick.

this film is epicly ninja and so bad ass!

Loaded with fights: really awesome work whether Casey is sparring, picking fights in a rage or actually going up against bad guys. Hollywood movies don't give you this much value.