As he accompanies Uco on minor missions to shake down local pornographers and the like, Rama/Yuda keeps silent tabs on the fiery young don-in-waiting, who’s increasingly impatient with his father’s deferential, keep-the-peace attitude toward the rival Japanese Goto family.
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Uco gets out a while later, but it’s a full two years before Rama (now calling himself Yuda) is released, at which point he’s cautiously welcomed into Bangun’s employ. His superior forces him undercover, where Rama is to infiltrate one of Jakarta’s major crime families, gather information about the crooked cops on their payroll, and possibly settle a personal score with a limping but lethal baddie named Bejo (Alex Abbad).Īnd so Rama gets himself thrown in prison, where, after distinguishing himself in the first major setpiece - a satisfyingly visceral knock-down, drag-out brawl that finds inmates and police clashing in a muddy courtyard - he succeeds in earning the trust and respect of fellow prisoner Uco (Arifin Putra), the handsome, hotheaded son of formidable crime boss Bangun (Tio Pakusadewo). Having somehow made it out of “Redemption’s” house of horrors alive, kick-ass cop Rama ( Iko Uwais) soon learns his defeated opponents were merely pawns in a much bigger game, and he’ll have to disappear in order to avoid further persecution, and protect his wife and infant son. The opponents and character of the individual fighters and killers are more concise and iconic - with so many showdowns that your jaw drops down.īigger, longer, more violent - an action milestone and successful expansion of the first part.To the likely chagrin of some viewers, this time you actually have to pay a modicum of attention to the plot, a testosterone-driven tale of undercover cops and gang turf wars that crosses the existential despair of the “Infernal Affairs” trilogy with the brooding nihilism of a Takeshi Kitano yakuza picture.
In part, this even reminds me of the hotline Miami, Drive and other 80s reminiscences, which I love. Chapeau!Īnd part 2 is much shinier and cleaner than part 1 - the dirt has been scraped off the diamond, so to speak. Few can handle fights and action better than Gareth Evans. Kudos to the director, who shot himself into the action olympus in one fell swoop. In addition, virtuoso camera paths and a beautiful action film is ready. The action sequences are long, brutal, breathtakingly choreographed and, in short, some of the best battles and killings ever pressed on celluloid. A milestone in the genre, without question! The rest is brute action and enthusiasm for me. That, and the lack of surprise of the predecessor, are actually the only points of criticism. Sometimes you lose track of all the gangsters acting in a similar way, you definitely need more concentration than in the first one. The story is not new, expedient and stereotyped in the mafia and gangster genre.
This time he lets himself be smuggled into a mafia family or first to his son's prison in order to literally smash the organized crime from the inside. The Raid 2 actually ends exactly where Part 1 ended & Rama is still our hero. A classic action film without a real story with some of the strongest fights ever - a film like an iron fist! As a result, The Raid 2 was one of the most anticipated films for any initiate - and it even exceeded most expectations!
The Raid was a surprise blow in the stomach and fun pit of every action & martial arts fan.
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