Overview
Genre :
ActionRelease Date :
March 23, 2012 (Limited)MPAA Rating :
RDirector :
Gareth EvansStarring :
Iko Uwais, Donny Alamsyah, Yayan Ruhian, Ray Sahetapy, Joe Taslim, Pierre Gruno, Tegar Satrya, Iang Darmawan, Eka Rahmadia, Verdi Solaiman, Alfridus Godfred
REVIEWS RATE:
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“..ultra-violent action movies don't get much more exciting or inventive than this kick-ass feature from Indonesia..”
by David Rooney [Hollywood Reporter]
“..the scenario is simple but effective - and not as complicated as the film's back story..”
by Mark Jenkins [NPR]
Review rate : A-
“..the objective is simple, the twists are predictable, and the performances are good but secondary to the fisticuffs..”
“..the objective is simple, the twists are predictable, and the performances are good but secondary to the fisticuffs..”
by Matt Goldberg [Collider]
“..the intense and inventive action scenes that are unquestionable brutal while still being highly entertaining..”
by Allison Loring [FilmSchoolRejects]
“..the fighting style is viciously violent and brutally bloody and this film does not shy away from all of the gorey good stuff..”
by Tim Hannigan [Horror-Movies.ca]
“..that the viewer is able to guess many of the plot twists and story revelations in advance is beside the point..”
by Ernest Hardy [Village Voice]
“..some action moves so fast as to be a blur of bone breaks..”
by Scott Bowles [USA Today]
“..offers a continuous sequence of action with a clear and effective premise..”
by Robert Koehler [Variety]
Review rate : B+
“..no frills scenario and almost relentless violence..”
“..no frills scenario and almost relentless violence..”
by Eric D. Snider [Film.com]
“..near the end, the fight choreography grows more impressively complicated, and the camera takes in more of it as the shots stretch out in length..”
by Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune]
“..it's claustrophobic, tense, ultraviolent - and fun..”
by David Lewis [San Francisco Chronicle]
“..it works superbly..”
by James Rocchi [MSN Movies]
Review rate : B-
“..he makes The Expendables look like 12 Angry Men..”
“..he makes The Expendables look like 12 Angry Men..”
by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly]
“..brilliantly, The Raid logically works its way through fight choreography that begins with automatic weapons and ends with hand to hand combat..”
by Brad Miska [Bloody Disgusting]
“..action directors, the gauntlet has been thrown down..”
by Peter Howell [Toronto Star]
