The Raid 2
Killing in the name of fun – ★★½
Everybody knows a martial arts movie will contain violence but here it seems excessive. Fight scenes are repetitive and become tiresome at times skirting into torture porn territory. The weapons used are too familiar; knives, hammers and baseball bats meaning you can’t brush it off as horror or fantasy violence, there is something all too real in the telling.
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Nigel
Nigel loves stupid films almost as much as he likes clever films. He'll watch anything but is usually drawn to documentaries, North American independent films, Irish cinema and gung-ho, balls-to-the-walls Hollywood blockbusters. Here's what he's been watching.
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