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With a convincing 92 per cent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, 2018 Indonesian motion thriller The Night Comes for Us is a masterclass in uncooked storytelling and visceral depth.

Written and directed by Timo Tjahjanto, the mission was initially conceived as a script, then tailored right into a graphic novel, earlier than ultimately culminating in its launch as a movie.

Reuniting Joe Taslim and Iko Uwais, who iconically appeared collectively in The Raid: Redemption, The Night Comes for Us additionally stars Julie Estelle, Sunny Pang, Zack Lee, and Shareefa Daanish.

Packed with intensely brutal struggle sequences which might be immeasurably excessive on gore, The Night Comes for Us is centred round a former triad enforcer, Ito (Joe Taslim), who betrays his gang to guard a younger lady from the crime syndicate, leading to him changing into the goal of the triads and the legions of lethal assassins despatched his manner, together with his childhood greatest pal, Arain, portrayed by the indomitable poster boy of Pencak Silat — Iko Uwais.

Addressing his preparation for the movie, Joe Taslim mentioned in an interview with Film School Rejects: “All the credits for choreography, I think, goes to Iko Uwais and his team. They design all the fights, the structures. He would jump in to give his ideas to shape the fights, to freshen up the tone of the movie and stuff. This movie was supposed to happen actually in 2014 and something happened so it has to be in a coma.

“So we trained actually three, four years ago for the movie. We refreshed the training but we changed a little bit of the choreography.”

In 2022, director Timo Tjahjanto shared that whereas a sequel to the movie “is still not official”, he’s hopeful. Tjahjanto had publicly confirmed beforehand that he had developed a narrative for the sequel that centered on Julie Estelle’s character, The Operator.

Deadpool and Cable co-creator Robert Liefeld showered excessive reward on the movie and its director as he took to X (previously Twitter) to commend the film.

Although criticised for the violence and gore depicted on display, the actioner floored critics throughout the board, with one saying: “This is incredibly violent to the point of disturbing. Nonetheless, the fight scenes are some of the best I’ve ever seen. But this is a very dark and depressing story.”

Another vital overview of the movie added: “The Night Comes For Us is a dynamite two hours and for those of us missing the action films of old, it’s a breath of fresh air.”

Conjecture relating to the movie evolving right into a franchise ran abound, with one critic saying: “Action fans could hardly wish for anything more than what’s served up in The Night Comes for Us. The film’s hardcore constituency will be wanting more of this from [Timo] Tjahjanto, and a sequel, prequel, or even franchise would not surprise from here.”

Another overview mentioned: “An utterly thrilling ride from the first second to the last, The Night Comes For Us is one of the best action movies of recent years.”

Audiences had been left equally thrilled after watching the movie, with one viewer commenting: “As a die-hard action fan, I went into this movie with high expectations—and it still managed to blow me away. The action sequences are intense, brutal, and beautifully choreographed. It’s a full-on adrenaline rush from start to finish. This one’s a must-watch for any action junkie.”

Another viewers overview mentioned: “I still come back and watch this film from time to time. I love the fight choreography. Even after watching it a few times, I still cringe on a few moments when I see blades go in places they shouldn’t. This is right up there with The Raid films for me.”

One viewer felt that Hollywood has quite a bit to study from Indonesian motion movies, as they wrote: “Quick, gruesome, stylish which personifies Indonesian movies. Iko Uwais and Joe Taslim were awesome as usual and Hollywood should learn from them.”

And one viewers member couldn’t cease gushing concerning the film’s brilliance: “Absolutely fantastic movie. Some of the best action directing and some of the best action choreography I’ve ever seen. The relationship between Iko and Arian is incredibly tragic and compelling. Exceeded my expectations in every way.”

The Night Comes for Us is streaming on Netflix.