Headshot

"Iko Uwais, the greatest recent hero of Asian action cinema, is back. In Headshot, he drives an extreme Indonesian genre piece chock-full of action sequences and frequent gory ultra-violence, all tied together as something of a very dumbed-down Bourne Identity."

"Fans of extreme Asian genre action won't care that things eventually grow somewhat predictable and repetitive: In terms of sheer, punchy physical vigour, "Headshot" is a knockout."

"Headshot is thinly plotted, but with action choreography by Uwais' team, the mayhem is staged with visceral abandon."

"Has more than enough to send you straight to action-pig heaven."

"The plot serves to deliver the main point of the film: the exceptionally visceral action sequences. On that level, the film delivers, unflinchingly and unflaggingly."

"Starting, quite literally, with a bang and settling into a taut, gruesome, but esoteric noirish thriller, Headshot mixes Buddhist philosophy with modern urban violence to largely middling effect."

"The plot pieces might slot into place with a resounding clang, but what it lacks in finesse, this brutal actioner more than makes up for in bullish bravura and technical slickness."

"Tjahjanto and co-director Kimo Stamboel (also known as the “Mo Brothers”) pile on as much action as possible rather than looking for the best possible hits."