“Only viewers with zero appreciation for the genre will leave unimpressed devotees should add approximately six stars to the rating above,” writers Time Out New York ’s Joshua Rothkopf.Īnd, simply, “Wow!” per Fearnet’s Scott Weinberg. “Electrifying both in its ambition and its action sequences, this is the best action-thriller since The Dark Knight, and also the best sequel since then,” says Paste Magazine ’s Tim Grierson. “Sumptuously shot, perfectly paced and flat-out exhilarating, The Raid 2 cements Evans as the best action director working today,” praises Total Film’s Matt Risley. “The action scenes are simply unreal,” writes the Examiner ’s Travis Hopson. “The new center of the arse-kicking universe,” says The Popcorn Junkie’s Cameron Williams. That first film was immediately hailed as one of the best action movies ever made ( even by us), but this new one? Well, here’s a sampling of just how enthusiastic critics are about Evans’ latest work: In the mood for some extreme hyperbole? Take a look at the Rotten Tomatoes page for The Raid 2, writer-director Gareth Huw Evans’ sequel to 2011’s instant cult phenomenon The Raid: Redemption.
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