Diablo

A passable, forgettable genre picture that perks to life whenever El Corvo and Kris go mano-a-mano.

This isn’t up there with the very finest Adkins vehicles, but it’s close enough to not feel like you’ve wasted your time. I, at least, was happy with that. But I’m a simple man.

It’s a little silly, never takes itself too seriously, and it has the best fight choreography you’ll see in a movie this year.

[The] action sequences stop short of fully taking advantage of the assorted dynamics each one establishes.

This is a movie that makes some odd choices and takes some dark turns, which makes it a bit tougher to recommend to anyone past the most hardcore of action enthusiasts.

“Diablo” isn’t slick or swiftly paced, but it does retain intensity at times, and there’s always Adkins, who delivers a pleasing turn as a desperate man who’s always ready to fight.

It does what it promises to do and that’s deliver intense martial arts action from two of the best in the game.

You don't go to McDonald's to be wowed and surprised&#59; you go because you know exactly what you're going to get, and sometimes that's perfect. This is the movie equivalent of that.

[..] with how much other action films have pushed the boundaries of what's possible, Diablo is missing that "OMG" moment that would make audiences truly remember it.

Diablo thrives on finding ways to make itself stand out with solid essential bones and successful theatrical flare harkening back to the earliest days of cinema.