Review: "The Raid: Redemption" is a dramatically lightweight but viscerally powerful martial arts flick
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Film Rating: B+
As a visceral action experience, Gareth Evans’ Indonesian martial-arts film “The Raid” is hard to beat. I can safely say I’ve seen very few other films that demonstrate such an awe-inspiring command of tension, action staging, and fight choreography. The film literally moved me to the edge of my seat multiple times, my mouth gaping open…
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