Remove the 2-on-1 fight, and there's absolutely nothing in this movie. No acting, no real plot, no memorable character -- just a bunch of random fist fights. There was a time for these kinds of movies 20 years ago - but not today.
shareSince you're not Indonesian, you can't judge their acting level. So your opinion on their acting is irrelevant. No memorable character you said ? I am pretty sure everyone who watch this movie will never forget Mad Dog.
shareDon't go looking for 'character development' or indeed, quality acting. This film, like Ong Bak, is simply a show piece to show off the amazing fighting skills of the central character, Iko Uwais. Director Gareth Evans 'discovered' Uwais in Indonesia and asked if he had ever done any acting. He hadn't. The whole 'plot' of the film (such as it is)was simply done as a means to let Uwais do what he does best. I should think that most of the cast are, at best, stunt men for the Indonesian film industry and don't have much in the way of acting skills anyway. They are martial artists...not thespians. It's like one of those musical stage shows that feature the songs of a particular artist (Queen, Spice girls, Frankie Valli etc)..the 'story' is just an excuse to squeeze in as many songs as possible. This is no different. The 'plot' is merely a frame onto which all the fight scenes can be hung.
shareA real indonesian (or any) swat team would not be this poorly equipped and be trained not to stand in the line of fire in a windowed room. They have militairy grade (armored) personel transport vehicles and weapons + tactictal body armor and nightvision equipment (specialy in buildings, where it is the swat who cuts the power). They would come in from above and below after the surrounding area has been swepped clean. Indonesian swat also wears facemasks, need I go on... This already annoys me after 10 minutes of watching this.
sharetrolpatrol incoming.
shareYep, I was so bored after 20 minutes that I stopped watching.
shareWhy would you want to waste brainpower with complicated plot lines. In this movie you know what needs to be done. Simple. Now enjoy the action and stop whining.
shareThis movie was made to conjure up money to make The Raid 2. And, The Raid is badass! Sometimes straight up action movies are great to watch. It's also better than some of the stale action movies Hollywood have been pumping out.
share"There was a time for these kinds of movies 20 years ago"
I'm glad you said that because this film gave me that nostalgic feeling. You didn't like the movie, that's fine. This was mainly a martial arts movie, if you were looking for some epic story telling with dudes in uniform just re-play one of the CoD games. Any of them, seeing as there all the same. I'm sure that's what your looking for. ;)