Four words to describe this movie: comical, violent, enjoyable, and SURANTO (you would understand if you watched this movie)!!! I have watched a couple of movies by Timo Tjahjanto, specifically "The Night Comes For Us" and "May the Devil Take You," and was hyped for The Big Four. I watched this film with my partner, who does not even speak or understand Bahasa Indonesia, so I was worried that he would not understand the humor; however, he mentioned that it was hilarious, and I caught him laughing multiple times. The acting of the cast was phenomenal, and they had so much chemistry with each other. The action scenes, especially the fighting choreography, were suspenseful and, in a way, eye-pleasing. To top it all off, the gore, blood, and special effects in this film were surprisingly good, and they were exactly what I expected from Tjahjanto's films. The downside of The Big Four was that it was slow at times, and the movie itself was not entirely sure what it wanted to be as it did not merge genres together as elegantly as other movies would. However, I would like to watch a sequel to this movie and am looking forward to it. This is also a great movie for first-time endeavours into Indonesian movies. To conclude, Tjanjanto has a special eye for horror but could improve more in his action films.
Review of The Big 4
