New project of British director Gareth Evans- the inexorable fighter "Raid" (the actors of the first plan - I. Juvais and D. Taslim) - can serve as a clear proof that if you throw out all the conventions from the fighter, you will get a clean slapstick. This is the name of the comedy scuffle - a genre characteristic of early cinema, which borrowed a lot from the circus program.
Synopsis
The plot story of the film "Raid" actorsdescribed extremely sparingly. In fact, everything that happens is determined by the name. The action takes place in the Indonesian high-rise building in an emergency condition, which the local drug baron turned into an impregnable fortress laboratory. A special forces detachment is sent there to clean up the building from criminal elements, but as a result, the gangsters are cleaning the high-rise building from the representatives of law and order. This is a brief description of the plot of the furious action movie "Raid". The actors invited to the production of the tape, are masters of the Indonesian martial arts, especially the national wrestling Penchak Silat.
"Bloody massacre"
The script and plot of this completelyan implausible, but truly virtual massacre is absolutely secondary in relation to beautifully performed concert numbers, in which the protagonist and antagonist heroes demonstrate an excellent mastery of martial arts and knives.
In essence, the Gareth Evans project can be labeledas a kind of silent movie. It is not visible characteristic characters, only the body in perfect physical shape, acting with enviable agility. The filmmakers decided to adhere to the canonical Aristotelian approach to the tragedy, according to which the action and scenery itself is several times more important than the words of the actors. Nevertheless, after the premiere of the film “Reid” in Toronto, actors, spectators and critics have been recognized as one of the best fighters of the decade.
Acting Casting
Performer of the main character, leaderRama’s police special detachment, Indonesian film actor Iko Yuvays, is known to viewers for his participation in the tapes Merantau, Raid and his sequel to 2014. In 2015, he played the episodic role of one of the smugglers of the crew of Han Solo in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." The performer has the title of champion of Indonesia in national combat silat. His acting talent, as demonstrated in Reid, has earned several criticisms, but Juices easily compensates for all the blunders in action episodes.
The role of the deceased at the hands of the drug lord Sergeant Jackperformed by Joe Taslim - a professional judoka and novice actor. Participation in the action movie "Raid" became for the performer a real springboard in the development of a creative career. He effortlessly passed the casting for the role of an antagonist in Forsazh-6, and in 2016 he was able to take part in the production of the film Star Trek-3.
The main antagonist, authoritative drug lord,justifying his nickname Mad Dog, performed by Yayana Ruhiana is extremely charismatic. The actor is a regular training partner and a screen partner of Iko Yuvaysa.
Performers of secondary roles
Other characters are pretty standard,performers were not able to demonstrate the full range of acting skills. This is the only drawback of the tape, although it does not matter at all. After all, the project of Gareth Evans is an action movie, not a colloquial dramatic picture.
The role of assistant drug lord, and part-timebrother Andy, played by actor Donnie Alamsyah. The performer before “Reid” preferred the national film industry, but, like most of the actors, after the successful premiere of the original tape, moved to the sequel “Reid 2”.
Pierre Gruno reincarnated as a discreet lieutenant Vahue, for whom the film directed by Gareth Evans became the debut international film project.
Drug lord Tama embodied on the screen Ray Sahetapi. The actor’s filmography consists of 20 tapes, in which national Indonesian and foreign paintings alternate in equal numbers.
