A derelict apartment building in Jakarta has become a safe-house for the most dangerous killers and gangsters. A SWAT team infiltrate the building, under the cover of darkness, to remove its owner - a notorious drug lord named Tama. They come up against the most unbreakable forces ever, a mixture of gangsters and fiercely protective residents working side by side to protect their homes.
Not since Ong Bak, has there been an action film like this. It was bloody amazing! I don’t think I have squealed so much at the sheer speed of the martial arts fighting or the level of violence in such a long time. Some of the choreographed fight scenes were poetic like dance sequences. It doesn’t throw you straight into the action a bit fast from the beginning so it’s hard to see or understand who is who in this story, but very quickly you catch up. The heroes are surprising and full of heart, some win and some lose. But the overwhelming feeling is that you want them to win. They are in a blind battle and most certain to lose. Full of politics as well as gruesome fight scenes, one particular fight scene in a corridor rivals the twisty turny Gordon-Levitt fight sequence in Inception.
Shot beautifully, with great direction from Welsh director Gareth Evans, it’s quite possibly the best action film of the year, forget The Expendables II, get thee to The Raid. In fact, I want to see it again, who wants to come with me?
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