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This film moves the action to Italy, where characters face car chases, gunfire, stabbings, fistfights, near-drownings, explosions, Tasers and bird attacks.
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Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
Fighting for rebounds on the low block is a mix between a two-step and a fistfight.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2024
Expect cartoonish fistfights, thrilling high-speed chases and falls from great heights.
—Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
In films prior to The Quiet Man, Wayne’s fistfights were generally grave affairs.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
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Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
Fighting for rebounds on the low block is a mix between a two-step and a fistfight.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2024
Expect cartoonish fistfights, thrilling high-speed chases and falls from great heights.
—Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
In films prior to The Quiet Man, Wayne’s fistfights were generally grave affairs.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
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“Fistfight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fistfight. Accessed 18 Sep. 2024.
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