VietnamrespondstothewittyandgrandioseIndonesianthriller“TheRaid”(2011)astoundingly,withalethalextravaganzaofmartialarts,full-capacitytensionandadrenalineontrucks,boatsandbikes.Thisspectacularlychoreographedtotalactiondynamicthrillerplungesintothedarkestcornersofviciousrevengeingorgeouslocations.LuongĐìnhDũngmakesa180-degreeturnfromhistwopreviousfilms“FatherandSon”and“DrowsyCity”,todeliverajaw-droppinglybreath-takingspectacleofmassivefistfights,vigorouschases,swordduels,sharpwounds,andtwistytraps.Non-chronologicalsentimentalflashbacksoffershocking,grippingandplausiblemotivationsforfranticanger,savagedfury,extremetorture,andanunchaineddesiretokill.HumblyhonesttruckdriverHunglearnsthatthedepressionandparanoiaofhisteenagedaughterAnwascausedbyrecentkidnappingandmolestation.Enraged,thelovingfatherridestotakerevengeoncreepypsychopaedophilemillionairewhoisprotectedbyhisspoiltandmercilessmusicianson,wretchedstubbornhenchmenandfilthysluttyfemalebikers.Thesebastardsdeservegrittyeliminationwithout50/50or#metoopenance,sentiments,guiltorpity.Thereissomethingamazingheretowitnessonthebigscreen,andexpectationsforanimminentsequelarehigh.VietnamnominatedthefilmfortheOscarfortheBestInternationalFilm.
