Bigger, better and more bloodier than the first.

Trailer: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PQ6yUHHfZ04

Rama, a cop from Jakarta, goes undercover as Yuda, a ruthless prisoner, in order to bring down a swarm of criminals and corrupt politicians and policemen.

The sequel to the Indonesian sleeper hit, The Raid. The Raid 2 picks up almost immediatley where the first one left off. However, whilst the first Raid was incredible and I encourage you to watch it before this sequel. It does not require you to have seen the first to understand what is going on and to fully enjoy the epic scale of the sequel is. The Raid 2 is so much bigger in scope which the story is bigger and better, and the action is bigger, better and even more brutal than the first.

Whilst the story is compelling, with one of criticism’s of the first Raid movie being the lack of story. The second 100% delivers on that regard. But lets face it, your not watching the Raid for the story. Your watching it for the kick-ass action set pieces.

The action is again awesome with my personal favourite action scene of all time. The kitchen scene, Rama and the assassin face off in this brutal, bloody, awesome fight scene. This scene has everything in what I look for in action movie, great stuntwork that are performed by the actors, no CGI, excellent choreographer and stunning cinematography by Gareth Evans. Just watch this scene and you will undestand how amazing it is.

Iko Uwais is again fantastic, after being changed by the events of the first Raid movie, Rama is more brutal and deadlier and he does not hold back, another thing I love about this movie is that he is fighting to see his family again which gives Rama a second dimention and gives the fight scenes emotion behind them. Iko Uwais plays this to perfection by also choregraphing the fight scenes himself along with other.

The characters in this movie are so cool, such as the assassin, Hammer Girl and Baseball Bat Guy. Yeah I am serious look it up, but honestly these characters are brutal badass’ in their own right. With my personal favourite being Baseball Bat guy.

Overall there is not really much else to say other than go watch this movie. With its compelling story, great characters and breathtaking action. What is not to love about this movie.

I rate The Raid 2 a perfect 10/10 I highly recommend you watch this movie. The Raid 2 is simply one of the most perfect action movies ever made.

For more reviews like this check out my review of the Raid: https://fortheloveofmovies.movie.blog/2020/03/06/the-raid-review/