Really, The Raid 2 could too easily have been an entirely separate Jakarta-set crime drama chock-full of brutal battle scenes and a convoluted plot.
It's great to see him-and his outstanding martial arts skills-again, but it's nonetheless jarring. He's back as a different hit man named Prakoso, this one cloaked in a ratty beard and bolstered with a tragic backstory. Further muddying the waters of this so-called sequel is the recasting of Yayan Ruhian, who memorably played Mad Dog in the first film. From there, Rama's arc is overshadowed by the brooding quest of Uco to prove himself as a man/crime boss. Evans, who wrote and directed the action-packed thriller, races to cut out every surviving character from the first film-save Rama-in the first ten minutes. Upon the pair's release, a power struggle ignites that makes Rama's real identity the least of his worries.įirst off, it needs to be said that The Raid 2 is a sequel in only the most ornamental of terms. OShaughnessey revealed the casting news on Twitter this afternoon saying, 'Taking my old pal Tails for another adventure. So, Rama goes undercover in prison to befriend Uco (Arifin Putra), the spoiled, power-hungry son of a top crime boss. Voice actor Colleen OShaughnessey has confirmed she will reprise her role as Miles 'Tails' Prower in the sequel to 2020s Sonic the Hedgehog movie. They want to topple the organized crime of Jakarta, and to do it they need an inside man. Then, a special internal branch of the police force offers Rama a dangerous mission he can't turn down.
Rama (Iko Uwais) has brought Lieutenant Wahyu (Pierre Gruno) to the authorities the wounded Bowo (Tegar Satrya) is promptly excused to receive medical care.
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