The Shadow Strays

The female, indonesian equivalent of John Wick. An international assassin association with a strict, don't ask questions, don't hesitate, don't interfere with those outside the job. The young upstart assassin, 13, is plagued by visions of her mothers death which seems to be the biggest reason for her bleeding heart weakness. Indonesian film makers are amazing at fight choreography, and this movie lives up to the high bar set by films lime The Raid Redemption. It was thoroughly enjoyable to watch 13 dissect her enemies with ruthless, often times excessive attacks. The characters in the movie lacked the depth of Raid a bit, making their motivations and progression feel less impactful, Jeki may have been the ebsr character but even he felt a bit erratic and inconsistent in his actions. I enjoyed my time with the Shadows but the run time was a bit excessive and the plot was far from innovative, but man a good gruesome action flick just hits the spot sometimes.