Modern-day Asian films(this one's from Indonesia) that I've seen tend to push it with the runtime. This one is no exception. With a pretty simplistic plot about an expert in a form of martial arts called Silat(Iko Uwais) trying to save a young gal(Sista Jessica) from a life in the sex trafficking trade this one really doesn't need to be stretched out to 2 hours. The main thing though is the fight scenes which are done really well and look amazing. It's all very well lit and shot exceptionally. The closest thing I would compare this to is something like fellow Indonesian actioner THE RAID (which also starred Iko Uwais) but that one didn't feel like quite the drudge towards the end like this. I'll excuse the c.g.i. blood since there really wasn't all that much of it and this DVD was super cheap so I don't feel ripped off. AKA MERANTAU WARRIOR
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