Snap, Crackle, and Pop
Pegged as one of the best action movies in decades, The Raid is an intensely gripping hand-to-hand combat film with teeth-clenching fight scenes and an unrelenting stamina.
The plot is brilliantly simple - a SWAT team enter a multi-storey tenement building, which is the base for a dangerous crime lord, in an attempt to bring him down. Once inside though, the cops are ambushed by the hordes of criminals who inhabit the building, and find themselves in a war zone as they attempt to continue their mission/get out alive.
Fans of action movies need to see this film to see what kind of calibre is still being made. Yes, the film is in Indonesian (with English subtitles), but this only adds gravitas to the effect. The choreography is out of this world, seamlessly moving between struggles between cops and baddies without the usual endless cuts, and the brutal nature of the fighting will unnerve even the most seasoned action aficionado.
Character development is only briefly hinted at, which, instead of leaving the film feeling shallow, gives the atmosphere fear a more deadly effect.
As far as world cinema goes, this is an outstanding achievement. A film that manages not only to survive amongst the already brimming genre, but raises the standard across the board.
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