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Chavez Cage of Glory
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Wikipedia article
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|name = Chavez Cage of Glory
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|caption = Theatrical release poster
|director = Hctor Echavarra
|writer = Hctor Echavarra
|producer = Hctor Echavarra
|starring = Danny Trejo
Steven Bauer
Hctor Echavarra
James Russo
|music = Niel Argo
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|cinematography =
|distributor =
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|country = United States
|runtime = 92 minutes
|studio = Destiny Entertainment
|language = English
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'Chavez Cage of Glory' or 'Chavez: Cage of Glory' is a 2013 American action martial arts film written, directed by and starring Hctor Echavarra, and co-starring Danny Trejo, James Russo and Steven Bauer.
Premise
Not being able to cover his ill son's medical bills, a man named Chavez returns to his fighting roots in the underbelly of Los Angeles.
Critical reception
'Variety' said in its review "Theres precious little glory and not even that much cage fighting in Chavez: Cage of Glory, a poverty-row vanity project for Argentinian mixed martial arts champ Hector Echevarria." 'Variety' added "This hilariously straight-faced inventory of moth-eaten fight-movie cliches opened Sept. 13 on a few dozen SoCal screens via Echevarrias own Destiny Entertainment label, and just as promptly vacated them." 'Variety' also said "Pics production values (or lack thereof) make the average telenovela look like Masterpiece Theatre, with scant attempt to disguise recycled locations and insert shots. Composer Niel Argos maudlin synthesizer score sounds like a Casio keyboard stuck in funeral dirge demo mode."
The 'Los Angeles Times' wrote "Good intentions go just so far when a movie is hobbled by such risible, place holder dialogue, contrived plot points, wildly uneven performances and awkward camera work." The 'Los Angeles Times' also said "At least the cage fighting scenes feel authentic."
References
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