The Raid: Redemption is a fairly brutal Indonesian action film starring . . . well, I can't pronounce any of the actors names. In any case, the film is about a group of heavily-armed police officers who raid a ruthless drug lord's stronghold in a rundown apartment building in a Jakarta slum. However, when the officers realize they've been set up by one of their own who's in league with said ruthless drug lord, it's too late as they're already trapped and must fight their way out primarily through the use of martial arts. Keep in mind that the violence in this flick is more realistic and less, shall we say, cartoonish than your typical American action flick. Actually, I could picture this film as an American release--with, say, Jason Statham in the lead role--but, of course, it would probably be dumbed down for American audiences. In any case, The Raid: Redemption will no doubt please even the most hard-to-please action film fan even with the subtitles, which, unlike other foreign films I've watched, doesn't detract from being able to enjoy the film (of course, this being an action flick certainly helps in that regard!).
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