I went into the Raid with moderate hopes as it looked like an interesting action flick, a sentiment backed up with positive word of mouth, so does the film surpass the hype?
Surprisingly it does, the film establishes right away its tone and style with a lot of it being reminiscent of the Asian action films from the 70's and 80's, director Gareth Evans films the action in a very fluid and stylish way that when it gets to the physical fights its very impressive to watch.
If there is a fault to this film however it's that it does feel somewhat clichéd in terms of the cops not being that smart and some of the villains taking an eternity to go down but that really just sounds like a minor niggle.
So all in all, the Raid has some impressive action scenes and is one of the better action flicks of the last 10 years, 3 out of 5.
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I am confused by your grading here. If it is one of the better action films of the last decade - and it is certainly one of the best I have seen in a long time - then doesn't it deserve more than a 3 out of 5?
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