There’s something a bit poetic and inevitable about the moralizing division, and it cuts even deeper with a brother on each side of the camera’s axis.

| Jul 5, 2024

Immensely fresh in that it truly feels like a film that will harm you at any given moment.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 24, 2024

Not only do the two actors make an indelible impression with their physical prowess, Evans’s direction and storytelling draws us in further so that each moment of character desperation holds audiences in a steel grip.

| Jan 18, 2024

The action is furious and non-stop, and Evans makes no bones about the type of movie he’s making. It’s heart-pounding and occasionally thrilling, but don’t expect much in terms of plot or character development.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 24, 2022

Episode 33: Triple Threat / The Raid / Dragged Across Concrete

| Original Score: 78/100 | Sep 14, 2021

Gareth Evans' previous feature, Merantau, was an impressive harbinger of what was to come, but it was The Raid that really put him on the map.

| Jun 10, 2021

I really, really liked it like not just in terms of [Iko Uwais] being an amazing martial artist which he is but also just as an actor in his own right.

| Mar 1, 2021

I liked [the Boss'] performance a lot... there's a lot of depth in the story and the characters.

| Mar 1, 2021

It's like the bloodthirsty, nasty version of Jackie Chan.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Dec 2, 2020

...despite its singular bone breaking vision, it still manages to have a satisfying plot and some fantastically well-crafted scenes of tension amidst the blood bath.

| Oct 27, 2020

If you enjoy relentless fights and shootouts, imaginative kills and high-octane suspense, then you will find this to be one of the best movies of the year.

| Original Score: A | Aug 3, 2020

If you look up the word "spectacular" in the dictionary of martial arts movies I think there will be references from 'The Raid: Redemption'. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 7/10 | Jun 24, 2020

While light on spirituality, The Raid is probably one of the best pure action films seen in a good decade or so.

| Mar 31, 2020

The action is ridiculously non-stop and the blood-letting copious, but while it's over-the-top and ludicrous, The Raid is often also quite fun.

| Jan 16, 2020

Thrilling, fast-paced and never a dull moment.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Dec 10, 2019

While some may euphemistically call The Raid: Redemption an efficient action flick, the underwhelming, bare-bones plot catches up with the high velocity action scenes before the film reaches its midway point.

| Jul 9, 2019

Despite the real lack of substance when it comes to story or character development, there are no complaints when it comes to the action.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Jul 3, 2019

The Raid: Redemption won't be for everyone, but for fans of martial arts action tales, it's an almost perfect example of its genre.

| Feb 6, 2019

If you're an action movie or martial arts fan, The Raid is a must-see.

| Jan 28, 2019

Here, there's no need for such things when a well-executed kick to the face will do.

| Jan 9, 2019