The Arbiter – FrightFest 2025 Movie Review
First Reaction – The Arbiter is a big chaotic and bloody movie.
Director: Marc Price
Writer: (Screenplay)
Cast
- Craig Russell (Protein)
- Ekow Quartey (A Serial Killer’s Guide to Life)
- Georgina Leonidas (Harry Potter)
- Jon Xue Zhang (Kraven the Hunter)
- Alastair Kirton (Colin)
Plot: The city is a battlefield with gangs ruling the night, and with the bloodiest one of all making a murderous push, not stopping until every rival mob is erased. In a desperate bid to avoid being wiped out, the remaining gang leaders gather for an unprecedented summit. Their only hope? The Arbiter—a negotiator with a reputation for delivering order in chaos… one smashed face at a time
Runtime: 1 Hour 49 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: The Arbiter starts in a world where gang warfare leads to a battlefield on the streets. Verril (Russel) leads the calm between them, forcing the gangs to come together to face the deadliest threat The Nightcrawlers.
When a secret meeting between the leaders gets interrupted by the Nightcrawlers, the leaders must put their difference aside. However, their history has caused tension between them as they wonder who they can trust to survive the onslaught.
Verdict on The Arbiter
Recap
The movie follows a gang war exploding in the streets and one man assigned to end the bloodshed. He brings the leaders together for a meeting to take out the biggest threat. However, it leads to them become the target for gang to take advantage of the blood war.
Best Parts
The gangs are created to be full of life feel individual and have levels of humour which makes larger than life. It helps make this engaging throughout as The Raid, Dredd blends come together nicely. The chaos is big and some great fighting sequences. We get great performances too, which bring the colourful characters to life.
Worst Parts
The movie is violent and that could be seen as over the top in places. This is more what people are prepared for, as it could be too much for some people.
Final Thoughts – The Arbiter is big chaotic colourful action movie.
