An anemic crime saga punctuated with bravura action sequences, Havoc may feel like a retread of director Gareth Evans' past glories but, for audiences addicted to his balletic style, the formula still rips.
If you’re looking for blood and viscera and creative hyper-violence to fuel your adrenaline rush, the movie delivers.
Read full articleEvans may wade into deeper waters here — grappling with morality, loyalty, and personal failure — but he never loses sight of what he does best: delivering chaos with craft. A brutal reminder of why Evans remains one of action cinema’s most vital voices.
Read full article...the fight choreography is unflinching and exact, the mayhem sublimely staged.
Read full articleIt’s a movie where you never look at your phone because you don’t want to miss the next crazy stunt Evans and his incredible crew are about to perform.
Read full articleThe star power of Tom Hardy and the silky camera moves of the Welsh director Gareth Evans (The Raid) are not, alas, enough to save this gloomy cop thriller from its own inadequacies.
Read full articleThe vibe throughout is pure 1980s John Woo: the plot is clean and pared-down; the characters all drawn from the well of heroic bloodshed archetypes.
Read full articleDark and gritty with a nutty amount of fun violence. Tom Hardy had a blast with these fight scenes.
Read full articleHavoc...is that kind of action film in which the scenes of violence, of combat...are so exaggerated and ruthless, so bloody and so cruel, that they're the dish more than one viewer awaits to be served via streaming. [Full review in Spanish]
Read full articleThe nifty action sequences are not enough to recommend “Havoc,’ even if it’s just a few clicks of your smart TV’s remote away.
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