Braven

If you've had a hard day and want to watch something to restore your sense of justice in this world, then Braven has all the boxes well and truly ticked.

... there's plenty about this tiny action effort to stand up and cheer.

An automatic type of action movie, often only challenging its predictability by getting goofier and goofier.

To put it simply and gratefully: "Braven" is the sort of unpretentious yet thoroughly professional popcorn entertainment that brings out the best in everybody involved.

For anyone looking for a shot of vengeance adrenaline while waiting for "John Wick 3" to come down the pike, "Braven" will probably fit the bill.

Director Lin Oeding's stunt background serves him well; the stripped-down action, fights and stunt work here feel like the real deal instead of effects-heavy marvels of editing.

"Braven" scratches a very particular itch for those longing for the types of beefy-father-protects-his-brood pictures Schwarzenegger and Stallone turned out in the '80s. And Jason Momoa chucking axes at baddies is always a welcome sight.

Braven is the kind of 90s punch-in-the-mouth genre fans fight tooth-and-nail to find nowadays.

A straightforward vehicle for Jason Momoa's undeniable masculinity.

Extremely violent action movie has language, drugs.