• IMDB: 7.1/10
  • Rotten Tomatoes: 7.1/10
  • CP: 7.3/10

The Night Comes For Us is technically categorized as an action/thriller. But as far as I’m concerned, this film, along with other films like “The Raid” and “Raid 2: Redemption” should be the first entries into an entirely new genre of film. Now I’m not exactly sure what to call that genre, but it should probably be something along the lines of, “Ass Whuppins Galore” or “Gooooooootdamn He Got F***ed Up”.

But let me start from the beginning. The Night Comes For Us stars Iko Uwais (Raid, Raid 2) and Joe Taslim (Raid 2, Fast & Furious 6, Star Trek Beyond) about a Triad enforcer named Ito (Taslim), who disobeys Triad orders by sparing the life of a little girl. At this point he becomes an enemy of the Triad and what seems like every criminal in Indonesia comes after him, including an old friend named Arian (Uwais).

For someone like me, who lives in a house surrounded by estrogen and often outvoted when it comes to movie choices on movie night, one night alone with this movie will have you all caught up on blood, broken bones, stab wounds and bullet holes. After watching this one I feel like I’m ready to sit through one or two more animated films about princesses or cute little talking animals. Because one thing is for sure, there ain’t nothing cute about “The Night Comes for Us”. It’s action-packed with dope stunts and brutal fight scenes. But cute? Nah.

If there’s one chink in the armor of this film, it’s the dialogue. The non-fight scene scenes are a little slow because of some long stretches of dialogue that get a little boring and slow the pace to a crawl. But then the next fight scene hits and the pace amps up to 200 mph again.

Another criticism of the film is that it teeters on being too violent. But if you sat down to watch it knowing what to expect from a movie with the same people who were in The Raid 1 & 2, then none of the blood and guts should shock you. Now if you sat down and turned the movie on thinking you were going to watch a Mark Wahlberg or Dwayne The Rock Johnson action flick, then yeah, you might get caught off guard. Personally, I was way below my quota on gratuitous violence so I wasn’t necessarily bothered by the various death by pool balls and air conditioner scenarios.

When you see it, you’ll be hard pressed to choose your favorite fight scene. They all offer something different and some jaw dropping moments. Again, if there’s an area of improvement here, it’s the dialogue and stronger plot points. There were a few relationships in the film that had they been “fleshed” out a little more would have only added to the overall story. With so much violent action to enjoy, a little bit of emotional storytelling would have been an added bonus to even things out in the story.

But it was still dope.

Memorable Moment: As soon as the chick with the white hair steps off the elevator, you know somebody is about to get their ass whupped. And they do.