Cole Abaius of Film School Rejects calls the film a "Mind-exploding action sequences coupled with genuine emotional impact."
Harry Knowles of Ain't It Cool opines that the film is "a tremendous martial arts film"; noting it as an "outstanding" film.
Moises Chiullan of Hollywood Elsewhere wrote that the film is "one of the more compelling and powerful martial arts films" he has seen.
Andrew Mack, reviewing for Twitch Film, wrote that the film "is the next great martial arts film to come out and one of the best this past decade."
Todd Brown, on another review for Twitch Film, praises the film by saying that it "serves very loud notice that Indonesia is back in the action game."
Mike Leeder of Impact Magazine expresses his excitement toward the film, saying that it "proves Indonesian action cinema can stand alongside the best of the rest of the world."
Gareth Evan's Merantau is a very finely photographed & expertly choreographed film. It's an action film that will satisfy most action fans in more ways than one. The movie is almost non-stop action from start till end. Iko Uwais is really a great athlete and martial artist. The budget was low but the movie never felt cheesy or tiresome. It had a decent story compared to other action movies n completely different ending. Was not even aware of Gareth Evans or iko uwais. I was completely impressed with Gareth evan's direction n Uwais' action scenes. After watching this I became a fan of Gareth n Uwais. Their next collaboration "raid 1 n raid 2" were the best action flicks in a decade. God bless them both n looking forward for raid 3 n their future projects.
Harry Knowles of Ain't It Cool opines that the film is "a tremendous martial arts film"; noting it as an "outstanding" film.
Moises Chiullan of Hollywood Elsewhere wrote that the film is "one of the more compelling and powerful martial arts films" he has seen.
Andrew Mack, reviewing for Twitch Film, wrote that the film "is the next great martial arts film to come out and one of the best this past decade."
Todd Brown, on another review for Twitch Film, praises the film by saying that it "serves very loud notice that Indonesia is back in the action game."
Mike Leeder of Impact Magazine expresses his excitement toward the film, saying that it "proves Indonesian action cinema can stand alongside the best of the rest of the world."
Gareth Evan's Merantau is a very finely photographed & expertly choreographed film. It's an action film that will satisfy most action fans in more ways than one. The movie is almost non-stop action from start till end. Iko Uwais is really a great athlete and martial artist. The budget was low but the movie never felt cheesy or tiresome. It had a decent story compared to other action movies n completely different ending. Was not even aware of Gareth Evans or iko uwais. I was completely impressed with Gareth evan's direction n Uwais' action scenes. After watching this I became a fan of Gareth n Uwais. Their next collaboration "raid 1 n raid 2" were the best action flicks in a decade. God bless them both n looking forward for raid 3 n their future projects.