Living up to its tagline, "Payback can be deadly," this installment in the popular-on-video
Kickboxer series follows the travails of a displaced fighter out to avenge his friend's death. Stepping in for former hero
Sasha Mitchell -- who in turn stepped in for original
Kickboxer Jean-Claude Van Damme -- is
Mark Dacascos, playing Matt Reeves, the longtime buddy of David Sloan (formerly Mitchell, here played by an uncredited actor). When he finds out that Sloan was murdered after refusing to join a nefarious boxing organization, Reeves travels to South Africa to get Bollen (Greg Latter), the evil leader of the cult-like federation. Redemption: Kickboxer 5 was given the "Redemption" prefix upon its 2003 video release. ~ Michael Hastings, All Movie Guide