“Baby Assassins 2”
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Yuri (Joey Iwanaga) and Makoto (Tatsuomi Hamada) are stupid but fearsome janitors who are so neglected that they are often given the most troublesome tasks. In the film’s opening scene, the two are tasked with eliminating a lone dealer. However, they are not informed about the villains accompanying the target. This mix-up leads to an unpleasant, chaotic, but feverishly executed gunfight. Yuri and Makoto are tired of their dead-end jobs. They want to be on the big stage. With all the full-time assassin roles filled, they must kill two hired hitmen to fill the gap. Coincidentally, Chisato (Akari Takaishi) and Mahiro (Saori Izawa), who starred in the first Baby Assassins movie, are reprising their roles.
Baby Assassins 2, once again written and directed by Yugo Sakamoto, is not just about the body count, but also about the friendships shared by a team of guns-for-hire, especially the strange coded connection between Chisato and Mahiro. This is a sequel to the epic world-building series. they accumulate. That’s why the comical battles between Chisato and Mahiro in mascot costumes are not only funny, but also light, intense, and wonderfully off-kilter.
“Brickmaker”
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Renny Harlin, director of Cliffhanger and Die Hard 2, is interested in lonely, stoic heroes. In his latest film, “The Bricklayer,” Aaron Eckhart follows in the tradition of the stoic hero as Bale, a former CIA operative turned bricklayer, is brought back by his former boss O’Malley (Tim Blake Nelson) and replaced by Radek (Clifton). Collins Jr.). .), the leak of government secrets turned the informant into a rouge. Bale teams up with inexperienced field agent Bannon (Nina Dobrev) and heads to Greece in search of a blockbuster.
“The Bricklayer” is filled with throwback, testosterone-fueled tropes. Vail rekindles a romance with a woman of questionable motives. He shows Bannon the ropes. He’s an old dog and his old tricks still work. Eckhart maintains a level-headed personality, even as he jumps off deadly explosions, rises from painful punches, and never leaves until the job is done.
“Violent Policeman”
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Tran Tu (Richie Jen) is a police officer passionate about drug enforcement and a single father with a young son. After noticing a bruise on his son’s back, Chan ventures into a seedy nightclub to exact revenge on the boy’s bullies. Not only does Chan stage an all-out brawl in which he throws beer bottles at gangsters’ heads, he also rescues prostitute Chin Maung Su (Yao Chen) from an abusive customer. But his good deeds have a greater impact. The client is the son of a powerful sex trafficker who decides to take revenge by kidnapping Zhang’s child. In order to save Chin, Chan teams up with Chin and embarks on a journey across the continent.
Chan Tiley’s film is as much a pulpy action film as it is a social justice film that educates viewers about the human trafficking industry. Jen is a devastated and desperate father who, driven by his fatherly love, fights a man armed with a karambit blade with shards of glass.
I love Korean action star Don Lee. A towering figure, he brings an endearing tenacity to a menacing genre. His unique presence is most felt in the “The Roundup” series, where he plays the gigantic detective Ma Seok Do. The third installment of the series, “No Way Out,” directed by Lee Sang-young, includes even more of the comical violence, strong blows, and winking lines that audiences love.
While “No Way Out” is a bit complicated, with Ma and his fellow cops traveling to Japan to stop the sale of a new and exotic drug being sold by the Yakuza, the movie is simple at its core. Lee delivers a roundhouse kick, swinging his fist and landing with impact. All blockbusters remind us of early moments in cinema. Marr says his job as a police officer is to “punish and serve.” As an action hero, he holds himself to the same standards.
“Road Kill”
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Intense and unexpected, the bizarre thriller Roadkill, written and directed by Warren Fast, is a gruesome exploitation film set in motion by a series of gruesome murders. The film begins with a wandering hitchhiker (Ryan Knudson) with a traumatic past getting into the sleek red muscle car of an attractive driver (Caitlin Carmichael). As he travels through a nondescript part of the southeastern United States, death seems to follow. A couple was found brutally murdered, and a gas station attendant and a diner cook were also found suffocated. Local authorities believe this is the second coming of the highway serial killer who once haunted the area.
Still, Roadkill doesn’t take the easy route of portraying a mysterious hitchhiker as the villain. Instead, “Fast” subverts viewer expectations and ultimately unleashes a swift carnage. Each kill is a visceral challenge. The bloodiest scene involves a petite female driver using her handcuffs to suffocate a male sheriff. In the process, the audience was placed under the heels of her boots.
