The action film par excellence
Gareth Evans, a British director who does not boast a long production but who has already entered the history of cinema with two masterpiece films such as “The Raid” and “The Raid 2”.
< 0>“The Raid” was released in 2011 and although it didn't achieve much success in cinemas, over time it would become a "must have" in the home video sector.
The film is based , almost exclusively, on the main character of second lieutenant Rama, played by the Indonesian Iko Uwais who in addition to being an actor is also a real martial arts expert.
Uwais-Rama becomes a an inseparable combination that will be further strengthened in the sequel which, in some ways, is even better than this, already in itself, wonderful work.
The whole film takes place in 24 hours and not there is a simpler story: we are in Jakarta (Indonesia) and a police commando team made up of 20 highly trained men are commanded by Lieutenant Wahyu with the collaboration of his subordinate Rama.
The group has only one objective: to enter the building where Riyadi, the drug lord of Jakarta, resides and arrest him even if, they are certain, they will be forced to kill him.
Riyadi lives in a building of about twenty floors but what appears to be a totally abandoned and dilapidated building is in reality a real fortress where, beyond the first floors inhabited by people not belonging to the criminals of Riyadi, everything else is totally infested with hundreds of killers ready to defend their leader even at the cost of their lives.
At first the climb to the upper floors seems to be enough dispatched but, at a certain point, Ryiadi cuts off the light to the entire building and the police are left in the dark; at this point the killers come into action and begin to make a massacre...
Wahyu confesses that this mission is not authorized by the General Command and therefore, although they find themselves in great difficulty, they will not be able ask for help and reinforcements ergo they will only have to make it with their forces which have now been halved...
It is useless to go further in the story, there will be unexpected twists but above all all the fights will be characterized by splendid choreography.
Many scenes have already entered the collective imagination and the rhythm given by Evans is practically perfect: there is no confusion, there are no clear cuts or chaotic editing.< 1>
The film represents a real manual to study for those who want to undertake the direction of an action film.
To see and re-watch.
