The Raid: Redemption

Name: The Raid: Redemption
Released: 2012-10-10
Cast: Yayan Ruhian, Joe Taslim, Pierre Gruno, Tegar Satrya, Ray Sahetapy

R
1h 41m
2012

86%

age 17+

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Deep in the heart of Jakarta's slums lies an impenetrable safe house for the world's most dangerous killers and gangsters. Until now, the rundown apartment block has been considered untouchable. Cloaked under the cover of pre-dawn darkness and silence, an elite swat team is tasked with raiding the safe house in order to take down the notorious drug lord that runs it. But when a chance encounter with a spotter blows their cover and news of their assault reaches the drug lord, they find themselves stranded on the 6th floor with no way out. The unit must fight their way through the city's worst to survive their mission.

Director:

Gareth Huw Evans

Producer:

Ario Sagantoro

Writer:

Gareth Huw Evans

Cast:

Yayan Ruhian, Joe Taslim, Pierre Gruno, Tegar Satrya, Ray Sahetapy, Doni Alamsyah, Iko Uwais

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

86%

Critics Consensus: No frills and all thrills, The Raid: Redemption is an inventive action film expertly paced and edited for maximum entertainment.

Reviews

Gone With The Twins

Mike Massie

It's like the bloodthirsty, nasty version of Jackie Chan.

...despite its singular bone breaking vision, it still manages to have a satisfying plot and some fantastically well-crafted scenes of tension amidst the blood bath.

If you enjoy relentless fights and shootouts, imaginative kills and high-octane suspense, then you will find this to be one of the best movies of the year.

If you look up the word "spectacular" in the dictionary of martial arts movies I think there will be references from The Raid: Redemption. [Full review in Spanish]

While light on spirituality, The Raid is probably one of the best pure action films seen in a good decade or so.

March 31, 2020

FULL REVIEW

Common Sense Media

age 17+

Common Sense Says

Indonesian fight/chase movie is well made but ultra-violent.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that The Raid: Redemption is an ultra-violent Indonesian chase/fight movie. The entire movie is basically one extended battle, with guns and knives, as well as hammers, billy clubs, machetes, and martial arts. There's extensive blood, many dead bodies, and many other painful moments of bashing and smashing. Though the movie is spoken in Indonesian, language is also an issue in the English subtitles: "f--k" is used often, as well as "s--t" and other strong words. The movie's main setting houses a drug lab, and some of the occupants are junkies, but these things are only shown in brief flashes. Sex isn't an issue, and the hero is a fairly positive role model, despite the high number of dead and wounded he leaves in his wake -- he's an exceptional martial artist, and he always tries to do the right thing. Still, the movie is too intense for all but the most mature teens.