the fall (2006) dir. tarsem singh // the man from nowhere (2010) dir. lee yeong-beom // logan (2017) dir. james mangold // the night comes for us (2018) dir. timo tjahjanto
Gin and Talking Pictures | The Night Comes For Us (2018)
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'The Night Comes For Us' is another film staring many of the same actors from 'The Raid: Redemption' and 'The Raid 2'. I really like the stunt work in all 3 of these films and I have been lead to believe that the group that does them is the same throughout (I'm struggling to find that info online though). I know a couple of the actors have also had stunt type roles in 'John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum', and it was great to see them in a mainstream American film. Basically, the people making these films are rad, and I am super thrilled to see them continue their craft, so I was very excited to watch this film and it did not disappoint.
The film is a real continuation of this body of work, and I can see the development of more complex story beats. I also like that we get some ladies involved in the fighting this time around, and I like how even the character of Reina, played by Asha Kenyeri Bermudez, gets to be part of the action. I did feel that some of the effects were more noticeable in this film though, and I do hope that they stick to more practical effects moving forward.
The acting was good, the action was good, but I felt like it was a bit repetitive, although I do think the gore has increased in the film (which I, personally, am a fan of). I do miss the simplicity of 'The Raid: Redemption' in this film because it is trying to do a lot, but that's not a massive complaint. This seems to be an attempt to bind action and story, and I think in the next few films, they'll get better and better about executing that. They have 2 more sequels for this one planned from what I've read.
This is an intense and gory film that I really enjoyed, but I feel like even more script development could have really made it shine. Super excited to see where they go with it in the next 2 films. Not quite as good as 'The Raid' duology, but absolutely a film you don't want to miss.