Not even bad in a good way

Did you people see the same film I saw?

A bit overrated, but still an amazing film

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

When I heard that this movie was coming out I was very excited to get the full story of an Australian Muay Thai Fighter. After the movie had finished I was even more excited to find that JWP was a regular guy who followed a dream. JWP and those who believed in him were so inspiring and moving. Dreams can be achieved, JWP's determination was exhilarating. It was wonderful to be able to ask questions after the movie. What a humble and down to earth person JWP is, that was truly refreshing! Thank you JWP for sharing your story. If Muay Thai interests you, then check out "Blessed with Venom". It is great to see an Aussie surviving and succeeding in a sport from a different culture. JWP I love your work.

Attending the Premiere Viewing of Blessed with Venom was a delight. John Wayne Parr's Muaythai Journey has been inspiring to say the least. A shining example of a very decent man and Australian Sport Star (8 times world champion) We need more just like him. An insightful Doco with raw emotion, brute strength, what hard work achieves, Honor and humility, with fantastic fight footage both past and present with insight into the hard conditions that Muaythai breeds champions from.Fight Fans everywhere will love it! As will believers of KARMA. Dream and you WILL achieve! I recommend ALL to go see it! You will come out feeling as though you got to know the man, wanting to achieve more for you and those you love and feel inspired! *John Wayne Parr = Australian of the Year!*

I was very lucky to attend an advanced screening of this documentary and what a delight it was. This insight into Muay Thai superstar John Wayne Parr is honest, inspiring and a tribute to one of the sport's greats. We see Parr in Thailand and his humble beginnings, China and his star status and his home in Australia. Former opponents are also featured and their level of respect for Parr is quite amazing. Needless to say, the fight footage is pulse racing and adrenalin charging excitement. Kudos must also go to the film makers who piece together a coherent and quite brilliant tome to a genuine Australian hero, John Wayne Parr.

The Art of Muay Thai and its emergence as a Nationally recognised sport in Australia can arguably be traced to the rise of its greatest talent - 'The Gunslinger' John Wayne Parr. In this unique insight, Wayne takes us back to his early years where we meet the people that shaped his career, the men that he fought, the triumphs in and out of the ring and offers us hope that even in his eventual retirement we have not seen the last of the 'Best in the people Hurting Business'. Narrated by the legendary Richard Norton, this epic has it all the knees, elbows, kicks and the big kaboshes, the dedication and attitude, the charm and charisma that has made Parr a household name with a career that has raised him to one of Australia's greatest sporting Icons. Brilliantly Directed and shot, eagerly awaited around the world by his millions of fans, this is a Champions story, told by the man who did it all and said it best - John Wayne Parr.