Film review summary

Dillon 2022-03-16 09:01:03

General comment: There is neither the sharp editing of B-level films nor the performance skills of mainstream films, only dense and brainless bloody scenes.

Failure point 1: It took almost 12 minutes from the opening scene to when the team met the man who bought the medicine, and there was not a single decent action scene. It is difficult to define the procrastination as an action movie.

Failure point 2: The plot has zero points, except for the opening narration that the police clean up the gangsters in the abandoned building and kill them without thinking to the end, I don't see any wisdom that shows the brutality of the gangsters (to the society) and desperate survival.

Failure point 3: The fighting scenes are deliberate and repetitive, the overall shot is dark, and the length of each floor in the abandoned building is similar. When fighting, there will be a feeling of fatigue as why you are still fighting.

Why two stars: Actors at least sweat when they fight, not slow motion.

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The Raid: Redemption quotes

  • Jaka: [talking to his S.W.A.T. team] Okay, listen up. Our target is Tama Riyadi. I'm sure most of you know who I'm talking about. This man has become something of a legend in the underworld. Pushers, gangs, killers, they all respect him like a god. For the past 10 years his building has been a no-go zone for police. I don't care how big he is or who is behind him, he must be stopped. That enterprising fuck's been renting out rooms like it's an apartment, to any low-life piece of shit looking to keep his head down. Our mission is simple: we go in, and we take him out!

  • Rama: They'll come here. They'll tear this place to the ground.

    Andi: We'll be long gone before they get here.

    Rama: Then why do you stay?

    Andi: For the same reason you stayed in that uniform - it just fits.