"Merantau Warrior" is a fantastic action Thriller drama & Martial arts extravaganza!!!
The fantastic true life warrior "Iko Uwais" stars in his first ever movie, a debut performance that is intense, powerful & full of emotion, Iko is an excellent intense screen presence!!!
He has a sweet soul good guy quality about him, he's like an ancient warrior full of morals & heart, I'm so glad he became a big star after this film & moved onto the instant CLASSIC "The Raid", I'm a big fan of his after seeseeing his outstanding action packed performance in "The Raid" so i had to check his first film out, so here i am.
This is an action packed movie that has a stunning & BEAUTIFUL use of bright colours, the colour is vibrant & pops off the screen against the dreary greys of the urban setting, this is a story about a young man sent on a journey of discovery, the journey of "Maranteu" to become a man in the real world of big city living, Iko Uwais plays a quiet guy who grew up on a small country village & is a martial arts master, but the city of "Jakarta" is full of crime & sex traffickers.
"YUDA" (iko Uwais) meets a girl & her little brother on the tough streets & fron then on he is there to help them like a mysterious hero, it's all action packed from there with amazing fight scenes & brutal bloody fights it all looks incredible!!! But.......
The ending of this excellent movie ruins it for me, i loved the movie i thought it's one of the best Action films I've seen but the end put a big downer on it for me!!!
It could've been completely different if "Yuda" just snapped the main villain's neck!!! He could have & He should have!!!
A great movie but a bad ending in my opinion but Iko Uwais is Excellent.