Michael's Movie Grade: B+
An excellent action flick.
This film's basic storyline about a man setting out to find and take down the people who kidnapped his young daughter will be quite familiar to pretty much anyone who watches movies. And it is also true that you will know exactly where this movie is going at many times. However as familiar as this movie is in many ways, it still exceptionally well done.
The action scenes are phenomenal. Perfectly blending martial arts films with a John Wick level of destruction and violence, these scenes are a joy to watch. They feel larger than life at many times and each new action scene seems to build upon and top the last. In the style of the best action movies, the action is not just violent but also quite creative. This creativity and playfulness run throughout and no action scene ever repeats the ones before it. The fight chorography is perfect, and every action scene is perfectly shot as well. Any real action fan will love this movie.
The characters may not be complex, but they do their jobs very well. We care about the characters we are supposed to care about and hate the characters we are supposed to hate. Because of this we actively root for our heroes and hiss our villains throughout.
The story while familiar unfolds at a fast pace and is never once boring.
A treat for action fans.
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