Review of Hummingbird (2013) by Bajaj — 19 Apr 2012
The Raid is unique. The idea is original and it's always my personal opinion that the "no story, thin plot" is a deliberate strategy of the Director n screenwriter, which make this movie qite refreshing.
All in all the Raid is an eye opener in the wake of novel-goes-on-screen and porns-disguised-as-horror-flicks that plague Indonesia today. I think the only drawbacks in that movie is that the Director seems to limit the actors in exploring their personal martial art potential - technically speaking.
Joe Taslim, the police who fought mad dog 1 on 1 is a former judo champ and I think mad dog (yayan) is a silat player, yet I see a silat-muay thai-mixed-with-mediocre-bjj/greco roman fightscene instead of a desperate-police-judo-champ vs ruthless-as-hell-silat-madman.
This review of Hummingbird (2013) was written by Bajaj on 19 Apr 2012.
Hummingbird has generally received positive reviews.
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