10-21-2018, 07:59 AM
Iko Uwais and others manage to pack 3 hours of fighting into a 2-hour movie, and still have time for dead spots.
A pretty weak script, to my mind, without compelling characters and muddled motivations. Everyone is mad at everyone, even themselves, which (hope I'm not giving too much away) leads to fights.
The fights are fair to impressive, well worth watching for that alone. Though even some of the best fights drag on to the point that I started daydreaming.
Some serious character-building and clear-cut motivations could have brought this up several notches.
Overall, very bloody and brutal -- prompting flashbacks of my ER days where I was constantly muttering, "How the hell did they get that kind of injury?" or "why is this guy [gal] still alive?"
Though to be honest I never worked in ER.
A pretty weak script, to my mind, without compelling characters and muddled motivations. Everyone is mad at everyone, even themselves, which (hope I'm not giving too much away) leads to fights.
The fights are fair to impressive, well worth watching for that alone. Though even some of the best fights drag on to the point that I started daydreaming.
Some serious character-building and clear-cut motivations could have brought this up several notches.
Overall, very bloody and brutal -- prompting flashbacks of my ER days where I was constantly muttering, "How the hell did they get that kind of injury?" or "why is this guy [gal] still alive?"
Though to be honest I never worked in ER.