It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

John Keller goes undercover into the tough prison known as Fuego Penal to find out about the corpses of prisoners disappearing without a trace. There he gets involved in a dangerous tournament arranged by a man named Justin Caesar, where the prisoners are forced fight to death. Bloodsport 4 is a disgrace both to it's name and probably to it's star as well. The film was just so freaking stupid and was more action than martial arts since the dude was even using a gun. Just stick with the original and skip all 3 of this abominations of a sequels!!!!! (0/10)

The last one (in this case... a low budget franchise) is always bad. Everything is so hollow... even fights! Acting, script... nothing. Daniel looks more like a mannequin fashion model with bad haircut... Fights are so bad... they are hitting the air! Lisa Stothard, Daniel's real life wife... here as a partner and girlfriend... my... she is bad too, I guess they found each other here... I admire Stefanos Miltsakakis, a real BJJ fighter and champion, I expected even more from him, than just bad accented bad guy! The story is supposed to be in LA, but locations look more European... And I was right! It was somewhere in Bulgaria! Not your typical all day replacement for USA. This film is not recommended, only if you have nothing better to do or to watch...

Warning: this review might contain spoilers. This c-grade martial arts flick is deliciously entertaining. Beautifully filmed in Bulgaria 'Bloodsport IV' has a distilled plot, melodramatic acting, homoerotic dialogue and some very interesting visuals. The movie reminded me of classic Paul Morrissey movies such as 'Blood for Dracula' and 'Flesh for Frankenstein' because of the way it takes all of its clichés and plot shortcuts to such over-the-top extreme it becomes almost artful and clever. Filling the movie with superficial Christian iconography, one-dimensional characters and various fetishistic imagery, director Elvis Restaino created a surrealistic fantasia that transcends its genre. We follow our hero (agent John Keller from the previous Bloodsport movies) and Blaire (his loyal partner and lover) one night as they discover that a very dangerous and supposedly executed criminal named Shrek is in fact alive and free. After they witness Shrek murder a fellow cop, Keller decides to infiltrate Fuego Penal (from where Shreck has escaped) to find out how Shrek was able to escape the death row without anyone noticing. Blaire agrees to pose as a nun to keep Keller in touch with the world outside. In Fuego Keller has an eclectic bunch of prisoners to keep him company, including a psychotic killer named Dr Rosenbloom (think Dracula's Renfield), another undercover agent named Winston, Jesus-crazed thug named Billings who wants to kill Keller for getting him imprisoned and Keller's arch-nemesis himself -- Shrek. But these inmates are not our hero's worst problem. As it turns out, Fuego Penal's administration has made a deal with a very mysterious and very wealthy man who calls himself Caesar and who likes to watch martial arts tournaments where prisoners are forced to fight each other to the death. The surviving champion gets to live and go free with a plane ticket and a generous amount of cash. Will Keller be able to overcome his principles and kill his opponents in order to survive? Will this be the end of Keller or will his kick-ass girlfriend save him in time? Why do Caesar and his entourage look like they've come to a Renaissance fair? Why do Fuego wardens dress like SS guards? Is there a point to Caesar's girlfriend having wild monkey sex with Keller in the middle of the movie? What's with all the ecclesiastic imagery? Don't expect answers to most of these questions but do expect to be entertained as long as you like campy 'bad' movies.

Stefanos Miltsakakis is awesome. Unfortunately even he cannot save this horrible movie. Stefanos plays a villian named Schrek. He's a huge hulk of man who can take a beating and keep fighting. He's appeared in five Jean-Claude Van Damme movies including: Maximum Risk, The Quest, and Lionheart. This movie, unlike some of his other projects, is just one major cheese fest. The plot is thin, the acting is wooden, and while there are some good fight scenes (with Stefanos, of course) it's just not enough. The main bad guy, the prison warden, is totally laughable. So, if you're forced to watch Bloodsport: The Dark Kumite I recommend you fast forward to the fight scenes because you won't be missing much.