Imagine the most hard-boiled action movie you can think of. Who does it star? Definitely a proven actor, probably someone better known for a big franchise. Ideally, two. There have to be a few star cameos, maybe from some Star Wars alumni. Finally, you need a director who has trained their entire career for a movie like this, a filmmaker who has lived and breathed action movies from beginning to end.
That movie is Havoc, Gareth Evans’ latest Netflix movie that has just enough plot to keep things interesting while focusing on what really matters: hugely ambitious, high-octane action sequences with the creativity of a slasher movie but the audacity of a Mission Impossible. It’s a curious case of a film, but you can’t argue with the results.
