If you strip away the car chases and falling buildings in any major action franchise, you're left with the emotional core that ties it together and keeps you hooked. This movie strips away pyrotechnics and drops a dangerous man in the bushland of Australia to undo a small army of mercs trying to end his family for a drug stash. It's really good. Great pace, moody music, cracking fist fights, and loads of cat and mouse as our unassuming hero works his way through murderous mercs. It knows its strengths and plays to them fully. It goes to show you, you don't need a $100 million budget to do the action-thriller genre justice. You just need a cast and crew on the same page, finding the right tone and hitting the right notes all the way. You're definitely not wasting your time with this little beauty.
Review of Hostile Forces
