The Raid is the Best Action Movie of the Decade!!!



     
   Hello once again action fans! For this installment of ”When You Say Action” we are going to the underground foreign action film vault and pull out one of the all time favorites.  I am talking about the ultimate action film that is a must see for all action movie fans.  It’s a movie called “The Raid:Redemption.”
   Directed by Gareth Evans (“Footsteps”) the movie is about a group SWAT officers that are trying to take down a powerful drug lord in an apartment building filled with his henchmen.  But the drug lord finds out about the raid and he unleashes his gang of thugs on the police officers.  Without any hope of backup the officers must fight for their survival in a 30 story apartment  building as they attempt to complete their mission.

   I had never heard of this movie but the trailer caught my interest.  It was filled with so many nonstop action scenes that I had to do an internet search.  I discovered “The Raid:  Redemption” was on DVD and I was able to purchase a copy at a local discount store.  That night as I watched my new movie I was not disappointed; however, I did have to switch the language from Indonesian to English.
   The first few minutes are slow as the SWAT team first enters the building.  They have no idea what they are getting themselves into but once the first gunshot is fired, hold on to your seat ladies and gentlemen.
   Now don’t think that this movie is nothing but bullets flying and explosions like “Lethal Weapon.” No, this film has nonstop fist to fist action between the characters. The fights are fast paced with a few weapons that the characters manage to find as they work their way through the apartments.
  One particular character in the movie that is extremely violent was the drug lord’s main enforcer called Mad Dog, portrayed by Yanyan Ruhian (“Merantau”). Although he is the shortest character in the film, he is a blood thirsty killer.
   The story line was somewhat predictable and you could tell where the plot twists were going to occur.  But this type of action movie is for entertainment and not high drama.
   The cast also included Iko Uwais (“Merantau”), Donny Alamsyah (“Hearts of Freedom”), and Ray Sahetapy (“Jinx”).
     On a scale of one to ten this movie rates a definite 10.
 

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