The action genre thrives on immersion in particular.
This follow-up long-take from his art-house action filmHannais decidedly smaller in scope, but is just as artfully executed.
The shot continues all the way through as Bana smoothly dispatches his would-be pursuers.
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That style alone is enough to makeHannaone ofSaoirse Ronan’s best films, and well worth checking out.
Extractionis the heir apparent to the explosive action franchises of the 80s.
Its plot is simple, but the action is over-the-top in all the best ways.
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Everything is dialed up to eleven inExtraction.
Who knows what they’ll cook up for the upcomingExtraction 3.
What it lacks inExtraction’s bombastic action it makes up for in bone-crunching brutality.
Theron and the stunt team absolutely earn their paychecks here in one of the most exhausting-looking fights ever filmed.
It all amounts to a bloody effective action scene in one ofthe best R-rated action movies of the 2010s.
His high-altitude low opening jump in the sixthMissioninstallment is as nerve-racking as it gets.
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It’s violent, stylish, and absolutely insane.
All of that is perfectly exemplified in the most intense car ride ever put on film.
He then goes on a dark journey of revenge against his mysterious captor.
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