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The Raid: Redemption – Anatomy of a hard-action flick

There's nowhere left to run or hide
Iko Uwais and Ananda George
Directed by Gareth Evans

If Hollywood summer blockbusters leave you dissatisfied because of their unreal veneer of CGI effects, or if PG-13 ratings turn your stomach because you yearn for a hard R action flick, then you must watch The Raid: Redemption, an Indonesian action dynamo that raises the bar for raw kinetic energy per-screen-minute. Set in the drably-lit slums of Jakarta, Raid tells the story of Rama, a SWAT ... more >