The Shadow Strays

It's a cool action movie with some particularly graphic violence to accompany the well-choreographed action scenes. And by graphic violence, I mean some of the killings of standard action-movie henchmen reach body-horror levels of brutality. The story is reasonably straightforward: an elite assassin gets suspended from active duty after fumbling a mission. She soon finds new purpose in protecting/avenging a local kid. Performances are good, there's lots of wild action and the story is familiar but compelling. Unfortunately it gets bogged down in an extraneous subplot at the start of the third act and said subplot subsumes the finale.

Directed and written by Timo Tjahjanto. A runtime of two hours and twenty-four minutes. Streaming on Netflix with a TVMA rating.

"13," played by Aurora Ribero, is young but already an elite assassin. She's seventeen and a part of a group of assassins called "The Shadows."

"13" is being trained by "Umbra," played by Hana Malasan. She is probably one of, if not the deadliest, assassin "The Shadows" have. "Umbra" is usually cutthroat, but for some reason, she holds a little special spot for "13."

After a mission they just went on didn't go the smoothest. Their "Handler," played by Kin Wah Chew, puts "13" on ice. Sending her home to await further instruction.

Pissed about her consequences and bored being back in civilization. "13" takes a liking to a little boy named "Monji," played by Ali Fikry, that lives in her complex.

"Monji" mother was mixed up in some mess with a local crime family. After noticing some bad events that happened to "Monji" and with his random disappearance. "13" has had enough and feels compelled to help.

After seeing "Jeki," played by Kristo Immanuel, snooping around "Monji" apartment. She uses that as an entry point to find him. Will "13" not only be able to find "Monji" and conquer whoever is holding him too? But will she also potentially get reprimanded for not laying low? Sticking her nose in business that has nothing to do with her. In this fast-paced action film.

"The Shadow Strays" was an action film lover's dream. That opening scene was fire. It was so good, I don't think any other scene lived up to it. Maybe the ending, but that opening scene was something else. It set the tone.

Some things were a bit of a miss or could've used a little more explaining. I got confused in spots. But I still had fun watching it. The action was top-tier and toward the end. They showed Yayan Ruhian, who plays "Master Burai."

If Yayan is in it, then you know it's real. He doesn't have a big scene in this film, but they made it clear that if they do a sequel, he will.

This film kind of reminded me of "The Assassin" and the TV series "House of Ninjas." It also had "Ong Bak" and "The Protector" vibes because of the Muay Thai fighting style.

A great action film that does justice to the consumer. I love action films that have great hand-to-hand combat and can also get busy with the gunplay. Sign me up for the sequel right now. I give this film five mor fires 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥.

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From the maker of The night comes for us , so that's what we need to expect .. Extreme action flick with fine edits and cinematography. Story line is basoc but if you need a fast paced action movie for the weekend this could be the choice only if you have a strong heart too for the gore and extreme scenes .

The movie could have been shorter but not a single boring moment as the movie is completely eventful.

Story line is basoc but if you need a fast paced action movie for the weekend this could be the choice only if you have a strong heart too for the gore and extreme scenes .

Enjoy with a group who have similar tastes .

What The Shadow Strays lacks in coherence, depth and story is made up by the relentless, almost non-stop, action. There's plenty of blood squirting out of bodies, impossible fight scenes wrapped up in a rollercoaster of guns, swords and an occasional explosion.

If you desire intellectual stimulation, look elsewhere. The characters are two-dimensional, singularly focused on... in fact, I don't think we were even introduced to the characters' motivations. I'd go as far to suggest that the dialogue wasn't necessary, subtitles in my case as it is a non-English film.

Anyway, if a hypnotic opera of blood and action will help you relax, then sit back and enjoy.

Now this is awesome action movie. There was no such action movie since Raid 1-2. But it was more brutal then Raid's. This is not for those with weak stomachs , because here you have some scenes which can easily be part of some slasher horror. But don't get me wrong. This movie was not some meaningless violence flick. O no,he is much more then that. Storyline was very good for action movie and acting was great,especially from lead actors. Music is very good to .And I like this director,he is good. I like him since Macabre. He was mostly horror director,but then came When the Night Come For Us where he chainge his course and it was great turning. And now he gave us somenthing like this.

Action scenes are fantastic. Fighting coreography is great. One of the best fighting scenes since allways. So if you like action movies this is must watch for you!!!