After fighting his way out of a building filled with gangsters and madmen - a fight that left the bodies of police and gangsters alike piled in the halls - rookie Jakarta cop Rama (played by Iko Uwais) thought it was done and he could resume a normal life. He couldn't have been more wrong. Formidable though they may have been, Rama's opponents in that fateful building were nothing more than small fish swimming in a pond much larger than he ever dreamed possible. And his triumph over the small fry has attracted the attention of the predators farther up the food chain. His family at risk, Rama has only one choice to protect his infant son and wife: He must go undercover to enter the criminal underworld himself and climb through the hierarchy of competing forces until it leads him to the corrupt politicians and police pulling the strings at the top of the heap.
When I heard they were doing a sequel to The Raid I got really excited because the first film was awesome but I was a little scared simply because action films don't tend to live up to their predecessor. Boy was I wrong because The Raid 2 is awesome. It is so action packed and it has some of the coolest fight scenes I have seen since Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (and that's saying a lot). Iko Uwais gives one hell of a performance. With all of the action you would think that the plot of the movie would just get clouded over but it doesn't and that's a testament to director Gareth Evans abilities. Overall I loved the film and I think it is way better than the original so overall I give The Raid 2 a 9.5 out of 10 and you should definitely see this in theaters if you get the chance too.
So ladies and gentlemen what did you think of The Raid 2, what would you rate it and what did you think of my review? Let me know in the comments section below and let your voice be heard.
Jonah Sparks
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