The Raid 2 plays like a film of two unique styles, one of tight, relentless action and the other all of the character interactions and dramaticДЄngles and build-ups necessary to transport the film to a time and place in which the ultra-violence makes contextual sense. As things become more dangerous and a rift forms from within, Rama must face his deadliest challenges yet in Yuda becomes a key figure within the internal Two years later, he and Uco have been released. Powerful criminal boss Bangun (Tio Pakusadewo). He leavesД«ehind his wife and infant child for a stint in prison, going by the name 'Yuda,' where he gains the confidence of Uco (Arifin Putra), son of the Outfit headed by the dangerous Bejo (Alex Abbad), is coerced into going undercover to infiltrate another dangerous crime syndicate. A bloodied Rama (Iko Uwais), upon learning his brother has been murdered by a criminal The film picks up immediately after the end of the first. The Raid 2 should satisfy fans of the original, even if all of the added drama and character complexities never venture very far away from All that said, unless audiences want only a highlight reel of blood-and-guts, However the film maintains, if not increases, the level of violent intensity that defined the first, going so hardcore in spots that the film has beenД«anned in Malaysia and suffered a few minor nicks and cuts of its own in the editing room, leaving the film as it is undoubtedly a little less bloodiedД«ut not any noticeably less intense when the action kicks into high gear. Worry about this film's slower pacing and focus on characterization and character relationships, which eat up about half the runtime. The film in some waysДЇrom a tighter purpose and greater narrative structure even as it comes at the expense of screen time for hardcore action and grit. Of bloody, ultra-violent mayhem, this film supported by a larger scale dramatic involvement than was seen in its predecessor. The score was even better than the first in my eyes.The Raid 2: Berandal, Director Gareth Evans' follow-up to the hugely popular 2011 Action extravaganza The Raid: Redemption, returns that film's lead character for round two I will be seeing this film over and over again.

Iko Uwais reprising the role of Rama couldn't have done a better job, he showed us the true meaning of what it is to fully engulf himself into a character, the Director (Evans) took us to the darkest parts of Rama himself, he put him in the 7th circle of hell just to show Rama struggling to toe the line between cop and the mindless thug.

The use of set, and dialog were beyond exceptional. The editing was masterful, it felt like a sensual tease of violence, show us gruesome death in one scene and not letting us see the kill in another. The fight scenes, jesus, never in my life in a film have I found myself hyperventilating, Berandal's fight scenes were even more glorious and nail biting than the first, the fight choreography was absolutely masterful. The cinematography was breathtaking, every shot had a purpose and each added more tension than the shot which preceded it. The Raid Redemption soared it's way to our top action films of all time, and Berandal broke through every expectation we had going in.

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