After fighting his way through an apartment building populated by an army of dangerous criminals and escaping with his life, SWAT team member Rama goes undercover, joining a powerful Indonesian crime syndicate to protect his family and uncover corrupt members of his own force.
For those of us who believe the prime directive of action pictures is that such movies ought to, by gawd, move , Gareth Evans is our new patron saint.
– Soren Anderson,
Seattle Times,
10 Apr 2014
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A brilliant, dazzling, and devastating 21/2-hour ballet of brutality that's more ordeal than entertainment ...
– Tirdad Derakhshani,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
11 Apr 2014
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Two and-a-half hours may seem like a lot for an Indonesian crime saga, but "The Raid 2" has a sweeping scope that justifies its running time. And it will knock you out.
– Adam Graham,
Detroit News,
11 Apr 2014
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If The Raid 2: Berandal doesn't end up as the most violent movie to hit screens in 2014, it won't be for lack of trying.