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The Raid
Other | Thursday 17th May 2012 | Osh
Taking its cues from mentalist '92 Hong Kong action-fest Hard Boilied, this much-hyped movie is gearing up for global takeover. Rama, expecting father, is sent with his fellow SWAT team members to a Jakartan tower block for some exaggerated pest control; they must eradicate the 30-floor hell-hole of megalomaniacal landlord Tama, and his scum-of-the-earth tenants. They find themselves trapped, outnumbered, and outgunned - and the cinematic result is a blast. The Raid takes a simple formula, indulges in the genre's best tropes, and sprinkles enough character into the stressed-temple proceedings to elevate it into one of the best actioners in recent memory.
