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Okay, finally got around to watching this. It was hard to see what was going on most of the time because of the choppiness but I got the idea. Looked great, colors were a little saturated but that's probably what you were going for so my opinion doesn't count. Acting was better than average. Locations were pretty nice. Now I'll get to the action:

I didn't really dig the first fight for a few reasons. First, the setting was extremely boring. I always have trouble paying attention when somebody's fighting in an empty room, and the fact that there were like three different empty rooms didn't help much. I also had a little beef with the choreo, as I spent the whole time thinking that nobody would ever attack with a baseball bat like that, it was too "fluttery" and fancy for such a straight forward "I'm going to beat the shit out of you" kind of weapon. Also, some of the defensive moves kind of threw me off guard, like the mule kick. But the flying armbar was great and I liked that he actually got hit quite a few times for a touch of realism. Not bad.

The parking lot fight was awesome. At first I wasn't sure I liked where it was going, some of the TKD-isms were a little excessive, but after the first wave things got a lot cooler very quickly. My only gripe was the two backflip-kicks in a row felt a little clustered. Awesome choreo and great shots though.

The fight with Dennis was great as well, but it felt a little pointless, I think because there was that bit of buildup and then it just ended very abruptly. Physically though, it was a spectacle. I never understood how people kick in Chucks.

The fight with Tess was probably my second favorite. The choreography reminded me a lot of the finale of Ong Bak (probably because most of it was very similar) and the real impact looked great, well done. I also like the "You want my number?" line.

I didn't feel like the fight after that was really necessary though. It could've been done in a move or two and then ended, but the bit of "inside" dialogue was strange because it was like a 10 minute short, and the extended beating reminded me of Chosen One vs. Betty at the end of Kung Pow!. I liked the last shot though.

Overall I enjoyed it for what it was--a way to test out a new style of fight choreography. But it felt a little empty or bland or something because of how abrupt and simple some of the cinematography and editing was. It felt really rushed, and I guess I expected too much because I know that you could do a lot better. So I guess most of what I didn't enjoy was my fault in a way for how I watched it.