įor anyone who claimed the original Raid was lacking in the plot department, you’ll be like a kid in a candy store with The Raid 2. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg for almost two and a half hours, Evans masterfully concocts one blisteringly brutal fight after another while weaving an immensely rich tapestry of a brilliant crime tale throughout that never once lets up. Rama (Iko Uwais), dealing with the aftermath of his actions, is now forced to go undercover by the police chief who has hopes that Rama and his elite ass-kicking skills can help him finally put an end to the political corruption that continues to ravage the city of Jakarta. The Raid 2 picks up right where everything left off in the first film. In fact, it may come off hyperbolic, but I’d confidently say that The Raid 2 is to the action genre what The Godfather II became to the mob drama subgenre- pure cinematic perfection and an epic follow-up that manages to surpass its already impressive predecessor in both scope and storytelling. Considering The Raid was one of the best actioners I had seen in decades, I had pretty high expectations going into The Raid 2, but holy hell… Evans and company didn’t disappoint at all.
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