The Raid

Keith Garlington

Now to be fair, Evans doesnt intend to create a deep, thought provoking, narrative. ( Read More )

Noel Murray

Its all grainy and underlit, with shots framed just tight enough to keep the audience from seeing how little of the set has been dressed. ( Read More )

If you can imagine a film that mixes the pace and thrills of John Woos Hard Boiled, the grace of Ong Bak, the harshness of Kill List, and the sometimes nail biting tension of John Carpenters Assault On Precinct 13, youll have a vague idea of what to expect. ( Read More )

Eric Kohn

Its painful to watch (eyeballs are not designed to move this fast), but The Raid has powerful implications because the spectacle doesnt glorify the mayhem no matter which side enacts it.The Raid confronts the nature of movie violence and comes to grim conclusions, but it also makes peace with the inherent appeal of the genre. ( Read More )

Then everything goes nuts, setting the film on a careening folk horror joyride thats part The Wicker Man and part Hostel. ( Read More )