27 June 2014

The Raid 2: Berendal (Indonesia, 2014)

Following immediately after the events of The Raid, Ram is forced to reinvent himself as an undercover cop in order to provide protection for his wife and child. Working for the anti-corruption taskforce led by the one person he can trust, Bunawar, he is given a mission to engage himself as an enforcer for a local mob boss, Bangun. Finding a way in through Bangun's son Uco, Rama must hunt for information linking Bangun with police force corruption.

The first The Raid made huge headlines in 2011 when it was unleashed upon the cowering cinemas all over the world, with critics saying it could be the best action film ever made. That is of course an overstatement, but it was certainly up there among the giants. The Raid 2 continues with the same formula, fight sequences upon fight sequences to beat the living crap out everyone and everything. 

You have to be in the mood for a lengthy and bloody brawl to appreciate this film, otherwise it may get a bit monotonous or too violent, depending on how sensitive you are. One thing I will say for sure is that it has one of the best car chase scenes ever put to film, how the camera moves around and the brutal action that keeps going on while speeding down the road, it's just crazy, gorgeous, all-out action and extremely exhilarating. If you want some of the best martial-arts performances in one giant fighting flick, check this one out. 


Genre: Action/Crime/Thriller

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