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Jiu Jitsu (Cert 15)
Available on Amazon Prime Video/BT TV Store/iTunes/ Sky Store/TalkTalk TV Store and from Monday on DVD £15.99
As a comet snakes across the sky over Burma, the concussed body of Jake Barnes (Alain Moussi) is scooped from the ocean and delivered into the care of American soldiers commanded by Captain Sand (Rick Yune).
Jake claims to have lost his memory and when intelligence officer Myra injects truth serum, the secrets of his past are shrouded in fog. Soon after, a robed figure named Keung forcibly infiltrates the American stronghold and orders Jake to follow him.
It transpires the amnesiac is a skilled Jiu Jitsu fighter, who has been chosen to face an extra-terrestrial predator named Brax as part of a ceremonial hunt that takes place on Earth every six years.
Digital effects are unconvincing and occasionally laughable, while choice lines of perfunctory dialogue feed best into Nicolas Cage’s typically manic supporting performance as a shaggy-haired mentor with a personal stake in Jake’s victory.
We Can Be Heroes (Cert PG)
Available on Netflix Earth is protected by The Heroics: a team of superheroes led by Marcus Moreno (Pedro Pascal) whose costumed compatriots include Miracle Guy (Boyd Holbrook), Tech-No (Christian Slater) and Ms Vox (Haley Reinhart).
Tentacled aliens capture The Heroics and issue a dire warning to the beleaguered US president: in three hours, the “takeover” of our planet begins. Ms Granada, director of The Heroics, convenes the fallen superheroes’ children in an underground bunker for their safety. The talented tykes are targeted by the otherworldly invaders. Marcus Moreno’s self-doubting daughter Missy assumes the role of leader of the young fugitives as they seek a way to defeat the extra-terrestrials and rescue their parents.
Bridgerton
Eight episodes are available on Netflix Bosoms heave and sparks fly in a lavish eight-part historical drama created by Chris Van Dusen, based on the best-selling series of novels penned by Julia Quinn.
Shona Rhimes, creator of Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal, takes a producer’s credit on Bridgerton, which centres on Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor), eldest daughter of the titular clan as she makes her debut in the high society of Regency London.
She hopes to secure a perfect match based on true love but her meddling older brother Anthony (Jonathan Bailey), who has assumed the role of head of the family, rules out most potential suitors.
Adding to Daphne’s woes, the enigmatic Lady Whistledown (voiced by Dame Julie Andrews) casts aspersions on her eligibility in a high society scandal sheet.
Committed bachelor the Duke of Hastings is the prize catch for any debutante.
He has no interest settling down and no romantic feelings towards Daphne.
Yet sparks of attraction are palpable between the couple and they engage in a battle of wits and wiles to defy society’s rigid expectations while still following their fickle hearts.