'Miguel Wants to Fight' Review: Hulu's Action Comedy Packs Heart

The rules of the road are clear: if there is a fight, you fight. It doesn’t matter who punches first or who provokes a fight. Your friend’s attack is the group’s attack.

So oddly enough, Miguel (Tyler Dean Flores), the protagonist of Miguel Wants to Fight, a snappy Oz Rodriguez movie, never throws a punch. Their friends aren’t used to fighting, but even they find themselves in the middle of a melee or two.
Also, Miguel’s father (Raul Castillo) runs a boxing studio and the boy is obsessed with Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan.

So what does it give? No information? (Yes). No trust?
(This). Fear? (Bingo).

In “Miguel Needs a Fight,” the character of the same name seeks an argument to avoid telling his friends his family is about to move. Writers Jason Concepcion and Shay Serrano use this simple premise to tell a story that is both heartbreaking and relatable.
Miguel loved his life in Syracuse. School is long but at least he has time to spend time with his good friends David (Christian vunipola), Cass (Imani Lewis) and Srini (Suraj Partha). They go for a walk, play basketball and reenact their favorite fight scenes. At the beginning of the movie, we see Miguel editing one of the videos with a big smile on his face.

Miguel is struck by the news that his mother will be moving to Albany a week later for her new job.
Unable to imagine a life without friends, a high school student flees from reality to pursue the wrong dream. Miguel wants to kill a stranger so he can fight like his friends, and more importantly, fight his friends. Cass wants to prove to Srini and David that he has to watch their back.

Thanks to the cast and Rodriguez’s consistent management, we believe Miguel’s efforts have a chance. Many students are reluctant to call their friends to help them come up with a plan, ignoring their questions about their immediate needs and chances of success.
Flores plays Miguel with a certain optimism that turns into a charming charm. We understand why they are quick to ask questions that will help their friends lay down ground rules for purpose. We also support Miguel.

Miguel Combat Operations (unofficial name) has more complex rules than rules. The teenagers fighting are the only people he knows, he can’t be bothered at first and must stay away from his student, Damian Delgado (Juan Abdias), who he fears most.
The plan seems simple enough, especially when concocted by cass and Srini – their cool and inspiring accomplices – but it’s much harder to judge.

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