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Vertical Entertainment | Release Date: March 3, 2017

6.8	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 31 Ratings

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JamesFrankelJun 18, 2017

Don't expect anything close to The Raid: This one is much boring.
I think in essence, it tries to be an 'emotional' action movie, with more focus on characters, drama, etc. than the actual action, and that's how it turns boring: The story isDon't expect anything close to The Raid: This one is much boring.
I think in essence, it tries to be an 'emotional' action movie, with more focus on characters, drama, etc. than the actual action, and that's how it turns boring: The story is pretty bland and mediocre and the characters are just not interesting enough to care for. The action scenes suffer a lot from this, which also in general are rather slow-paced and full of moments where 'suspense' is supposed to be created, but it doesn't work. There are lots of cheap chinese kung-fu movies where the action scenes are much more fun to watch than the one's in Headshot.
Raid 2 was also somewhat slow-paced and with lot of non-action scenes, but later, it did deliver, which Headshot just doesn't. It's just another mediocre action movie that you don't need to watch, especially, if you're hoping for something even distinctly as fun as the Raid movies.… Expand

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LeZeeFeb 4, 2018

No matter what, the bad past always hunts you down!

Like everybody, I was anticipating 'The Raid 3', instead I got this one. Iko Uwais is not just a rising star, he is making Indonesian films internationally recognised. But seems as fastNo matter what, the bad past always hunts you down!

Like everybody, I was anticipating 'The Raid 3', instead I got this one. Iko Uwais is not just a rising star, he is making Indonesian films internationally recognised. But seems as fast he's rising, as fast he's sinking. The reason is heavily relied on martial arts. In real life, he himself an artist too. But taking into the account like from Tony Jaa, and Hong Kong, Chinese film industries. That's a one generation thing. To keep the industry on the float in the long term, it takes good stories and performances, alongside good production.

'The Raid' duology was good, but not lucky anymore. Basically, this is the same pattern with different characters and situations compared to those two titles. The stunt fans might enjoy it, but what terribly lacked in this film was the a good story. The majority of the film goers, including film critics believe in that. Hence it did not deliver as expected. By the way, this is a generation of CGI film like 'Mad Max: Fury Road'. Yet some kids from the 90s still love to see a pure martial art films.

It is an action packed film. A gangster theme. The day when a notorious gangster leader named Lee escapes the prison, a young man was found unconscious on the beach, then he was treated by an aspiring young doctor. Lee finds out about this amnesiac man and sends his finest men to retrieve him. But nothing goes as planned. The confrontation between them slowly restores his lost memory. Defeating all the fighters, he's set for the final standoff against Lee which will bring an end to the narration.

❝You saved me before. I need you to save me one more time.❞

The production was good, though the performances were ordinary. Because all the focus were the action sequences. At least I expected decent dialogues. It was a weird romance platform, a sub-genre. Romance can blossom anywhere, anytime, but weakly developed to believe it the least. Not the best martial art film too. There were some twists in the narration, but none were surprising enough. The film would have achieved a better result if it had done well in the stunt parts. I'm sure there will be some people who would like it or liked it. I usually like martial art films, but not this one, not my cup of tea.

Sometimes the opening does not matter if the rest of the tale recovers well. Very clichéd initiation, but it did not get better. Especially the conclusion was a big let down. The entire film was leaned on Iko's role. Also the character Lee was too much hyped. In between them, the rest of the cast was discarded. Overall, I don't think they have missed an opportunity in here, because I felt nothing were designed so well to be a decent film at any level. From familiarity to the predictability, the storytelling never had the upper hand to get better. Some people think it is worth watching at least once, but according to me not. All I would say is it's your call.

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Meth-dudeFeb 8, 2020

While the fight sequences were very well made and the movie was violent enough, the rest is very average. The acting is fine, the story is cliché and predictable and the movie drags a lot. If you're a casual action movie fan, you willWhile the fight sequences were very well made and the movie was violent enough, the rest is very average. The acting is fine, the story is cliché and predictable and the movie drags a lot. If you're a casual action movie fan, you will probably like this one, but if you're a martial arts movie fan, you should probably go with something else as this one doesn't really offer anything worthwhile.… Expand

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JLuis_001Aug 4, 2021

Relentless action isn't always a good thing when you suffocate the viewer giving no space at all to explore anything else.

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