“Hardcore Henry” is full of wild rides

By Jenny A.

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Hardcore Henry is one of the most unflinchingly original wild-rides to hit the big screen in a long time: You remember nothing. Mainly because you’ve just been brought back from the dead by your wife (Haley Bennett). She tells you that your name is Henry. Five minutes later, you are being shot at, your wife has been kidnapped, and you should probably go get her back. Who’s got her? His name’s Akan (Danila Kozlovsky); he’s a powerful warlord with an army of mercenaries, and a plan for world domination. You’re also in an unfamiliar city of Moscow, and everyone wants you dead. Everyone except for a mysterious British fellow called Jimmy (Sharlto Copley). You likely won’t get dizzy watching a 90-minute action film and is not just regular action scenes filmed in first person. It’s superheroic parkour, fantastical fights, and video game gunplay all presented in first person. If you can survive the insanity, and solve the mystery, you might just discover your purpose and the truth behind your identity. On the other hand there are many points full of adrenaline combined with fictional gore, love action and shooter video games. The soundtrack seems pretty interesting which brought even a song by Queen. Definitely director Ilya Naishuller understands how would be a film full of intensity and blood that attracts to the young viewers. Would you be able to see this movie?