Film Review – The Furious

Every now and then, an action movie breaks through the routine, displaying unusual energy when it comes to the destruction of property and the smashing of bodies. “The Furious” is the new black, emerging from director Kenji Tanigaki, who’s worked for the last 30 years as an action choreographer, overseeing the labor of talented stunt teams to bring violence to the masses. He pours all that seasoning into his latest production, which works hard to outdo the competition, mounting a series of conflicts out to deliver pure brutality and cinematic physicality. The story is the usual in genre entertainment, following two men as they pursue a criminal organization that’s kidnapping children, but the production has something a little more in mind when it comes to acts of aggression. “The Furious” is a wild ride for the most part, dazzling with its intensity and intricate manufacturing of hostility, sure to delight genre fans who’ve been searching for a fresh surge of big screen adrenaline. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com