Marketic It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

Platicsco Good story, Not enough for a whole film

ActuallyGlimmer The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Rio Hayward All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

reechard Offensive. Bad. So terrible they landed 4 seasons of Eastbound and Down on HBO.Too much profanity. Girlfriend not hot enough. Not enough acting.It's not like its their first project (oh, wait, was it?). Why give these Hollywood types (oh wait, are they?) the time of day or more money to make another (oh wait...)It's not like the lead, McBride, is one of 2 or 3 writers on this show and the other (oh wait...)I've read some positive comments about how people have run into this sort of martial arts instructor in real life. So, their research on the character isn't terrible.All the very bad reviews here show why most can't see past the flaws, to what a brand-new team doing something very original is capable of. Thankfully bad reviews are a dime a dozen and sometimes aren't enough to kill other projects. Its 2 thousand fifteen, people. A bad indie comedy isn't a tragedy, and a first project can be treated with a bit more kindness.

mike_cable The Foot Fist Way, a literal English translation of tae kwon do, is a film about a passionate martial arts school instructor who takes his job very seriously.When he encounters some personal problems, he starts to lose the self control and discipline that he is such an important aspect of his training. He puts himself in some awkward situations and tries to deal with the outcomes.The humour is a bit strange at times but it is generally an amusing film with some bad language and adult themes at times. So not a film to watch with the family.Often compared to Napolean Dynamite, it is perhaps a little lacking in the same impact but still along the same themes of entertainment.

the amorphousmachine Danny McBride, Ben Best and Jody Hill wrote a "cult-ish" low-budget film called 'The Foot Fist Way'; about an obnoxious (but funny) Tae Kwon Do instructor named Fred Simmons, who has a marital crisis that affects his training of students. Endorsed by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay as one of the funniest recent comedies to come out, and they give this independent flick an audience, and I curiously checked it out as it was just released on DVD in Australia.Yes, it's funny! Not brilliant by any means! Danny McBride's acting style has continued to be apparent in other projects, and he has since been featured in films like 'Fanboys', 'Pineapple Express', 'Land of the Lost', 'Tropic Thunder' and he even had a serious bit in 'Up in the Air'. It all started in 'The Foot Fist Way' for him, and he was easily the king of this movie. Jody Hill, who went on to direct 'Observe and Report', also plays a somewhat interesting but limited character in Mike McAlister. Ben Best plays Chuck "the Truck" Wallace, and has quite a few funny scenes too. Some of the kids were great as well, and there is some impressively edited and directed action sequences and martial arts to boot. The fight scene between McBride and Best was hilarious and impressive at the same time- I would have never have thought McBride had some mad skills.If you are into low-budget comedies, or interested to see how Danny McBride got his career going, then this film is definitely worth checking out. Not brilliant but quite good! *** out of *****!

clark005-1 This movie is pretty entertaining. I think it was worth the watch. I have to say a few things critically about it without revealing too much about the plot. This movie had all of the makings of a "10" cult film, but falls short. I get it with the plot & the acne & the realism. Also Simmon's adulterous wife was played really well by Mary Jane Bostick. Even though I can't stand adultery in people and usually find myself hating the adulterous characters, I kind of understood hers, because she was so out there that it almost didn't even seem untruthful. I can't explain it but I am fascinated by her acting and I want to see more of her acting hopefully in a different kind of role though. I did not like how Simmon's friend from childhood was crucial to the meeting of the buck the Truck fighter guy, but then fell off that story line. Once their is group confrontation I like it to stay group confrontation. I was actually predicting the old friend to reappear potentially with his old friend to kick the crap out of buck the night before the dojo's big gig. That's not how it works out.