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After a year of hype about the film being discussed with Gareth Evans-yes, I met him in Swansea last year-we finally get to see it on Netflix.

Probably one of Evan's weaker films, in fact it's nothing new that I've seen, i.e. Corrupt cops, gang leader's son killed in a drug deal, and war breaks out between gangs, hardboiled detective investigates gangs, the accused on the run, car chases.

All in all, you'll get about 3 or 4 action sequences, but in the middle, just some filler to fill up the run time. Was it the worst film I've seen? Absolutely not, in fact, I enjoyed parts of it, definitely better than Grey Man, that's for sure, but not as good as the Extraction films.

Overall, I wouldn't mind rewatching this film again for the fun of it, but it's not something to recommend. Stick to watching Extraction 1 & 2 if you really want a proper Netflix action flick, because this film has the most typical American film ending.

P.s. I'm going to see Gareth Evans in Cardiff someday to discuss this film😂

For the last 10 years, I've been wondering when the Pakistani film industry released a martial arts-related film. My question has finally been answered after such a long time. Funny I've heard about this film was in production since two years ago, I've managed to book it in Nantgawr of all places (strange they didn't bother to screen it in Cardiff where most Pakistani communities are).

The story isn't something original that I haven't seen before; however, it is unique to Pakistani standards. The main protagonist happens to be the antagonist for himself, too, and the story is pretty simple, too.

The fight choreography was pretty good, no quick cuts or shaky cams, all in one take and especially for cinematic quality it was pretty good, although films like Teefa in Trouble did much better in creativity, this film is not only serious in tone but also one on one most of the time.

Overall, the film wasn't the best martial arts film, but it certainly delivers. It's also catered to the more Western-born audience as 90% of the film is in English instead of Urdu, don't expect your typical masala type of film because it's quite serious in tone. 7.5/10.