Saw a special preview of Gareth Evans’ latest movie last night – HAVOC. It’s not a terribly deep movie, so this won’t be an exhaustive review. But it’s a solidly fun crime action flick, clearly done as a love letter to the great Hong Kong cop action movies of the 80s and 90s. The script ain’t the best, but it more than makes up for that with some intensely visceral, crunchy fight scenes. Evans really knows how to craft a good action set piece, and you can practically feel the infectious energy he has making these scenes of barely-contained chaos come to life on screen. There’s a fight in a nightclub which is easily the best I’ve seen since John Wick, with dizzying camerawork and hits you can really feel.
Afterwards there was a Q&A with Gareth Evans, who was bloody lovely and very funny. The surprising revelation that came out of it was – he really wants to make a musical! And I reckon he’d absolutely smash it too – bonus points if it’s an insanely violent musical 🤣
Anyway, it’s coming out on Netflix tomorrow (or maybe by now, depending what time you read this!)
