Havoc

Evans has never been a performer limited to the field of Bankasura. This film proves that he is one of the most devout and fanatical action film directors in the world today. Unlike the "John Wick" that is leading the global trend today, Evans pursues the traditional method of doing the opposite when virtual special effects and safety measures have advanced to the point where they can eliminate the risk factor of action performances, allowing the audience to find the thrilling feeling when they first watched Hong Kong action movies in various brain-wracking real-life stunt shots. "The Drugged Man" is a half-John Woo fan film that will transform this from the inside out. The Hong Kong film fanatic attribute is pushed to the peak, the violence is exaggerated and vented, but subtly distinguished from John Woo's elegance, and more in line with the reckless street aesthetics. Of course, this pure tribute-style scene arrangement has long been cult and niche due to being outdated. The real display of fierce strength is still the group fight in the nightclub, which has been shelved for reshoots for several years. The quality has been predicted, and the patched VFX and the chaotic and clichéd fate and redemption of parents and children have all dragged it down, but this scene alone is enough for me to continue to believe in the possibilities of Evans who has left "The Raid".

The action scenes are unreasonable. It seems that every bullet is very clear about its position. The protagonist was not hurt at all under such dense rain of bullets. The Hong Kong gangs are collectively weak. They will not only take the bullets actively, but also resist damage. The protagonist has a 100% hit rate when he shoots, and it is accompanied by critical hits, plus AOE. The scene of excessive shooting, one person per round, actually made me laugh. The camera shakes and makes me dizzy. What is more disastrous than the unreasonable action design is the camera movement. It is estimated that the photographer took a Go Pro to shoot, and it shook so much that the characters could not be seen clearly. I almost vomited. The script is clichéd and has no empathy. After watching the whole movie, I can't empathize with any character at all. Every character is annoying, and dying together is their best explanation to the audience. Summary in one sentence: The literary scenes are unimpressive, the fighting scenes are messy, bad review!

HAVOC's biggest problem is that the two strongest evil forces in the film are set too weak: the film begins with a side description to pave the way for the black mayor who only has connections to manipulate the public security, procuratorial and judicial organs, but other than that, all his remaining scenes are just escaping, being hijacked, being threatened and finally being shot, and there are not even a few reliable bodyguards around him. The Hong Kong gangs are extremely powerful, and everyone has unlimited bullets. The female boss maintains her aura through a cold face and a black suit. However, Malaysian actress Yeo Yann Yann is not a native Cantonese speaker. Once she starts speaking Cantonese, the entire line becomes slow and unfamiliar, which seriously weakens the deterrent power that this character should have. The two storm eyes in the whole story have failed to be portrayed to a certain extent, so the "danger" that this violent movie mixed with drugs, black police, gunfights and blood plasma relies on is naturally greatly discounted. Although the level of the gunfight scenes is indeed not bad, especially the club action scene, the director has a strong control over the action group shots, multiple forces + handheld shots, the picture still does not appear chaotic, and maintains a certain rhythm, which is the best part of the whole film. Before watching the movie, I read some interviews with the leading actors and the director. The leading actor said that he hopes to shape the protagonist Walker into a role that is familiar to the audience like a long-running TV series role, that is, the audience already knows his previous situation in advance, understands his situation, and can roughly predict his behavior. At that time, I didn't understand the meaning of this statement too much. Now after watching it, I feel that it may be a "high EQ" statement-the director seems to be a little too lazy, hoping that the audience will make up their own minds, trying to outline all the background and personality of this character through a few scenes and one or two lines. It is indeed like an episode in a long American TV series, and the previous situation and follow-up are somewhere else. But this is not an American TV series after all. The drama part of this movie is so little and vague. It starts and ends so quickly before the audience has empathized with the protagonist, so that they can't have any more emotions at the end. In fact, judging from the director's interview, it is normal for the drama to be at this level: he said that the story was conceived from a photo of a crime scene, with cocaine, corpses, and blood all over the floor, so he began to diverge like a screenwriting class: where did the cocaine come from, who was the dead, how did the police view this matter, and then unfolded the story. A more professional screenwriter may be able to fill the whole incident more fully and completely, but judging from the finished film of this work, the director himself obviously lacks this ability. Action movies do not need literary drama to solve all problems. Take John Wick as an example. Although John Wick does not have a long "literary" drama, his characterization is already fully contained in the action scenes: right from the start, the line "his wife died and he chased her for thousands of miles just for the dog" very accurately outlines the image of the male protagonist, a loving, sad, and vengeful husband with special skills. His goal is also very clear: to save the dog. With full characters and straightforward and clear goals, the audience has been full of sympathy for the protagonist from the very beginning and is looking forward to his final ending. And in this movie, after watching the last gunfight, I don't even understand it, or I don't care about the protagonist's final outcome. If the audience has no empathy for the protagonist of a movie, then what is the difference between this movie and the scenery passing by the car window?

Damn, the car racing scene at the beginning is the Optimus Prime chase. Isn't the camera movement of this road scene invincible? I don't know which city the scene was shot in. The whole tone and style, the decayed city, the devastated turbidity, matched with the harsh winter, and the soundtrack is so low and sticky, the dark style is full. Cantonese is too strong, big brother, hahaha. Evans has a deep foundation, the camera style and action style are too sharp, damn, it is really unique, others can't learn it. The actors used this time are also very invincible, the average acting skills are bursting, meticulous, very suitable, the characters are well shaped, the actors are well selected, they are all great, no need to comment one by one, although the script is relatively simple, but the character shaping is very three-dimensional, the actors' interpretation is very full. Self-written, self-directed, and producer, it can be seen that Evans is the main surgeon from beginning to end. This time Netflix has given him enough opportunities to play. The only regret is that the American actors' muscles and bones are not flexible enough, and they can't pull off the posture, so the action choreography is more open and closed, without that kind of cool moves, but still added some ingenious close-ups, and the flesh is definitely flesh, but after all, it is in the European and American markets and tailored for Europeans and Americans. Compared with those Indonesians who have a martial arts foundation, the viewing experience is a little worse. After all, it's not as good as punching the flesh. However, American Iai has its own characteristics, which is still okay, as can be seen in the first season of Gangs of London. In addition, I hope that the new London Gang directed by Evans can return to his unique characteristics, which would be really strong. However, the fire mask is worth looking forward to, and the viewing experience should be full, but it seems that the scale should not be too large.

This film is shot by Evans, the director of The Raid. His action films are very recognizable, and the action shots in the film are basically complete long shots. However, the design of the hand-to-hand combat scenes in this film has been downgraded across the board. This may be related to the fact that the lead actor Tom Hardy is not very good at fighting. The film is 1 hour and 40 minutes long, and the action scenes do not begin until the 50th minute. To be honest, the previous content is very long, and the plot is particularly easy to understand, but the director just wants to chew up the spoken content over and over again and feed it to you. Let's talk about the action scenes. What should we do if the action level of this film has declined? The director put the gunfight into the main content, and in this way he made the European and American version of "Hard Boiled" that he wanted. The director himself is a fan of John Woo. In this film you can see a lot of John Woo's gunfight film designs and content, but what he made is only show but no soul. John Woo's gunfight films are not just about shooting and death. John Woo can tell a good story. All of Evans' films are the kind with simple stories that are completed by dazzling action scenes. Although the action in this film is lagging, it still maintains a certain level. After all, a lean camel is bigger than a horse, and it's still pretty good. I barely recommend it and hope that Evans can find a more capable male protagonist in the next film to shoot the content we want. After watching "The Drug Robbery", my evaluation is: 6/10 This film was shot by Evans, the director of The Raid. His action films are very recognizable, and the action shots in the film are basically complete long shots, but the design of the hand-to-hand combat scenes in this film has been downgraded across the board. This may be related to the fact that the lead actor Tom Hardy is not very good at fighting. The film is 1 hour and 40 minutes long, and the action scenes do not begin until the 50th minute. To be honest, the previous content is very long, and the plot is particularly easy to understand, but the director just wants to chew up the spoken content over and over again and feed it to you. Let's talk about the action scenes. What should we do if the action level of this film has declined? The director put the gunfight as the main content, and in this way the director made the European and American version of "Hard Boiled" that he wanted. The director himself is a fan of John Woo, and in this film you can see a lot of John Woo's gunfight film designs and content, but the thing he shot is only show but no soul. John Woo's gunfight films are not just about shooting and death, John Woo can tell a good story, all of...