why be it that everyone who have see this movie feel it be their responsibility to tell u whether or not they be fencer . that point be completely immaterial to any argument to be make against this total dog of a movie . i think sport movie fall into two category while well make movie about the human spirit and competition and and ` by the sword . honestly this movie never could decide what it want to be and a touching drama for try to be your best in life and an indictment of competitive motivation or a martial art flick . in the end it do not do any of those convincingly or completely enough to make me give one ounce of care of any of it . for the record i also be a fencing instructor ( and now i be officially as bad a the rest ) . but put bad fencing in a movie doesn not make it bad automatically . i mean look at star war ( episodes 4 6 and good movie and bad fencing ) . i like those movie . but when you put bad sport into a bad movie for some reason people think that it be only the purist that think it a lame effort . don not be fool by any comment on the small issue of fence . this be just a bad movie . in the end and this movie have nothing for the fencing enthusiast or the movie buff or simply anyone with a pulse and three brain cell . when i see a movie and be force to think and ` man and i wish i be watch the mighty duck . i know that it be time to bypass the argument with the theater manager to get my money back and see if there be anyone in the lobby that will somehow give me two hour of my life back .