Headshot is an Indonesian martial arts action movie of 2013 directed by Kimo Stamboel and Timo Tjahjanto. Iko Uwais movie star as a man with amnesia who must fight a criminal syndicate to protect the doctor (Chelsea Islan) who saved his life. Headshot was released on September 9, 2016, at the Toronto International Film Festival. It generally receives positive reviews from critics.
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Synopsis
In the prologue, Lee's mafia (Sunny Pang) escaped from prison in a shoot-out that left dozens of detainees and guardians dead.
Two months later, a comatose man with an unknown identity (Iko Uwais) is being treated by Dr Ailin (Chelsea Islan) in a rural hospital on a small island. She awoke, but without a clear memory of how she was hurt or even her name. He adopted the name Ismael from Moby-Dick, which Ailin read. He learned he was found on the beach by a man named Romli (Yayu Unru).
Meanwhile, Lee and his henchmen Rika (Julie Estelle) and Iron (Very Tri Yulisman) vigorously wipe out rival gangs. One of the gang victims told Lee about Ishmael, and Lee sent the man to investigate. Ishmael and the villain quarreled shortly after the man threatened Ailin. Ailin traveled to the mainland to seek better care for Ishmael, but the bus was stopped by the Lee people, who sought Ishmael (whom they called Abdi). They killed every passenger but Ailin and a young girl, whom they kidnapped.
Called by Ailin, Ismael and Romli rushed to the scene of the bus attack. Ismail killed some of Lee's thugs who remained on the scene, but Romli was also killed. An Interpol agent informed Ismael about children kidnapped by Lee's syndicate and raised to be a faithful smuggler and criminal enforcer; Ishmael is one of these children. The agent was killed when a group of Lee's assassins attacked the police station in an attempt to take Ishmael/Abdi. Ishmael lowered the assailant and fled.
Ishmael then had to go to war with a syndicate to save Ailin. While traveling, he met Iron near the well, and it was revealed that he, Rika and Iron practiced together. Lee will put the kids in the well and make them starve. After a few days, he will put food there, and the child who killed all others to get food will be released. Ishmael tried to persuade Iron not to be on Lee's side, but Iron refused because of loyalty. They immediately entered the fight, and Ishmael won. After Iron died, Rika knew and attacked Ishmael.
Ishmael defeats Rika despite many wounds from the latter, and it reveals that Rika was the one who shot Ishmael and gave him a memory loss. When Rika holds Ismael at gunpoint, she can not force herself to shoot Ishmael again, and instead shoots away from Ishmael, wasting bullets. In confusion, Ishmael accidentally offered Rika a mortal injury by reflex throwing a knife. After comforting him in his last moments, Ishmael discovered Lee's hideout.
Meanwhile, a henchman will rape Ailin, but Ailin and the boy fight him, eventually shooting him with his own rifle. Ishmael and Ailin met each other, and although Ailin threatened Ishmael because he was kidnapped for their relationship, Ishmael convinced him not to, and they embraced. However, Lee arrives, and is very angry that Ishmael killed Rika and Iron, whom he considered his favorite "children". They then enter a brutal fight, with Lee getting his upper hand because of his strength. However, Ishmael finally defeated Lee outside, and stabbed him in a sharp branch of a tree trunk. In his death struggle, Lee will kill Ishmael by pulling him closer to the same sharp stem, but Ailin rescues Ishmael. Lee finally succumbed to his wounds, and died.
After the incident, Ailin began to recover at the hospital, with Ishmael badly injured. However, he wakes up with Ailin by his side, and Ailin smiles.
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Cast
- Iko Uwais as Ismael/Abdi
- Chelsea Islan as Ailin
- Sunny Pang as Lee
- Julie Estelle as Rika
- David Hendrawan as Tejo
- Zack Lee as Tano
- Very Tri Yulisman as Iron
- Bront Palarae as Ali's Interpol Agent
- Yayu Unru as Romli
- Ario Bayu as Police Captain Jakarta
- Hirooki Goto as Japanese Thug (Cameo)
Production
Headshot was directed by Timo Tjahjanto and Kimo Stamboel, known as Mo Brothers, who never directed an action film before. Timo wrote the storyline in two and a half weeks and claimed that "it might be the fastest story I've ever produced." The film is produced by Screenplay Infinite Films. In addition to starring in the film, Iko Uwais also leads the choreography team for three weeks. In this film, each character has its own fighting style, like silat, wushu, or a brutal fight, based on the background of the actor.
Release
Headshot was first played at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2016. The film was screened twice on 24 & amp; September 29th at Fantastic Fest, Austin. On October 4th, the film plays at Beyond Fest in Los Angeles. It was also screened at the Mayhem Film Festival 2016 on October 13th. It was also screened at the 30th Leeds International Film Festival on November 13-14.
In Indonesia, Headshot was aired on November 19, 2016 in Bandung and November 20 in Makassar. The film was released to theaters on December 8th.
The film's soundtrack was released by the production house and Andre Harihandoyo and Sonic People (AHSP), including a song titled "Impostor Heart".
Reception
Headshot generally receives positive reviews. Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an aggregate score of 74%. At Metacritic, it has a combined score of 61 out of 100, which means "generally favorable reviews".
Dennis Harvey from Variety writes that "In terms of physical strength, punch," Headshot "is a knockout." Headshot received 4 of 5 stars from The Guardian, in which Wendy Ide called it "the most insanely film of the year" and wrote that "Thrilling fight scenes and dizzying nonstop action enhance this Indonesian adventure to headspinning height ". Simon Abrams of RogerEbert.com gave Headshot 2.5 stars out of 4, and wrote that "Indonesia's martial art movie" Headshot "is for anyone who likes" The Bourne Identity, "but wishes it is a more rough way. "
Some reviewers think the film is repetitive, redundant, or both. David Ehrlich of IndieWire wrote that the film was "a very tiring bloodbath," saying that "When the movie stretches deep into the second hour, it's easy to start hating the fact that everyone is hit with 20 bullets when someone does it." Matt Goldberg of Collider gave the movie "D", criticizing that "a movie that is supposed to be a slim actor runs almost two hours even though it's just a sad story... Finally, against fatigue and we know that the directors will not do anything even to surprise us. "
Awards
Headshot was nominated for the Grand Prix Nouveau Genre Award at the L'etrange Festival Paris 2016 for the International Feature Film category and shared the award with the Italian film They Called Me Jeeg Robot .
In the local award, the film through Andi Novianto was awarded the Best Visual Effect at the 2016 Indonesian Film Festival.
References
External links
- Headshot on IMDb
- Headshot in Metacritic
- Headshot in Rotten Tomatoes
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