In an era where so much of the action that we see on screen is dominated by the CGI-centric explosion extravaganzas of Michael Bay and the like it's incredibly refreshing to see highly trained stunt professionals being pushed to their limits to deliver a collection of the best action scenes in modern memory. Every punch thrown and bullet fired is made even more effective by the fact that all of the action is done practically. No longer contained to just one address, the fight scenes in 'Raid 2″ cover car chases, cramped subway trains, muddy prison yards, night clubs, and city streets, and every action set piece hits all the right notes. It takes the frenetic energy of the original, contained within the twenty-story drug den in which it took place, and lets it loose across the urban sprawl of an entire city teeming with warring crime syndicates, corrupt police officers, and the civilians often caught in the crossfire. Where sequels are concerned, this film does absolutely everything right. In fact, I'm going to make a bold statement that you can feel free to quote me on: 'The Raid 2″ is the best action movie ever made. Well, if 'The Raid' was one of the best action films of the last ten years, Evans' follow-up film 'The Raid 2″ has now set the standard for the next twenty.

The action was hard-hitting, lightning fast, supporting a simple, contained story of one man fighting against an entire tower of enemies in a way that was reminiscent of classics like 'Die Hard'. ((From: )) In 2011, Welsh director Gareth Evans gave us 'The Raid: Redemption' – one of the best pure action films of the last decade – and hinted at his potential to be a new and exciting presence in the writer/director realm.

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