Review of A Prayer Before Dawn (2018) by Andrew Lowry for Empire — 22 Jul 2018

For all the flying fists and the hero’s nightmarish predicament, the notions of redemption examined here are plenty deep. Add that to the bone-crunchingly effective technique and flawless lead performance, and you have yourself something very rare: a testosterone-driven narrative that’s about nurturing, rather than destruction.

And one that achieves a bleeding-knuckled profundity.