Guardian (2014)
After the killing of Vishnu in his house, Sarah (Dominique Diyose) his wife, trying to teach martial arts to their daughter, Regis (Belinda Comesi), which is actually really do not like martial arts. Until one day, Paquita (Sarah Carter) and his group hunt them. Sarah is asking for help Captain Roy (Nino Fernandez), a friend of Vishnu in the police, knowing later it turns out they are also hunted by men Oscar (Tio Pakusadewo). Scenes adrenaline rush ensued. Of racing on the main streets of Jakarta, shooting, until the fierce battle between Sarah and Regis with his pursuers.
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It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.
There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.
what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.
Blistering performances.
The film opens with a 5 minute fight sequence. I thought I was watching a Cato vs. Clouseau fight until one got killed. We jump to the future where a girl is learning martial arts...for "that day" while a criminal is being transported and escapes. The two subplots quickly slam back together as we get 50 minutes of fighting and car crashes and having little to no idea what the movie is about. Then the film pauses and confirms our first guess from the meager clues then goes into a flashback which explains it all, including the opening scene. This was rather boring stuff, so the film goes back to shooting, tossing in some bad choreographed hand to hand stuff.The film was shot in Jakarta, Indonesia a place where dubbed English is the official language (computer screens in English too) and some of the dubbing was done in an echo chamber. If watching people shoot at each other with automatic weapons at close range and only extras getting hit, this film has it and more.Guide: F-bomb. No sex or nudity. Plenty of shooting and car crashes. As a martial arts film it left much to be desired.