'The Furious' Review: Action-Choreography Shines in Kenji Tanigaki's Martial Arts Kidnapping Thriller
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Guy Lodge
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Summary
A review of Kenji Tanigaki's martial arts film 'The Furious,' a kidnapping thriller that prioritizes spectacular action choreography over plot and dialogue. The film features stunning hand-to-hand combat, resourceful weaponry, and bodily contortions choreographed by Kensuke Sonomura. Despite a barely-there plot and weak dialogue, the action sequences are so impressive that even the film's obvious flaws will be appreciated by genre fans.
Key quotes
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An astonishing bloodbath of brute hand-to-hand combat, highly resourceful weaponry and gnarly bodily contortions, 'The Furious' is such a feat of m
No one could accuse those scribes of working overtime in devising the barely-there plot and barely-care dialogue for this barn-burning martial arts movie, but said choreographer, Kensuke Sonomura, is considerably better value.
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