Falcon Rising

John 'Falcon' Chapman is a former Marine who finds himself tracking a brutal yakuza operation that left his sister fighting for her life in Brazil's favelas. He travels from barrooms to crowded alleys, trading gunfire and grit with gang enforcers as he inches closer to the men who hurt his family. What starts as a personal mission mutates into a wider fight, it's a struggle against a corrupt system that profits from fear and violence. Along the way he partners with local residents who show him true cost of lawlessness, and he discovers that survival in these streets demands more than muscle. The tone stays streetwise and kinetic, leaning on hand to hand combat and tactical moves rather than fireworks.

Directed by Ernie Barbarash, Falcon Rising draws on Y T Parazi's concept and a modest 4.5 million budget. Michael Jai White anchors the film with the martial arts sequence driven performance, supported by Neal McDonough and others, delivering visceral impact.

Reception to Falcon Rising has been modest, appealing mainly to fans of straightforward martial arts action. The film foregrounds vengeance and loyalty, while testing boundaries of justice in a setting marked by poverty and corruption. White's combat skill remains the film's strongest hook. Its pacing favors action over exposition overall.