The Night Comes for Us (2018)

★ 6.9 2h 1m 782 votes IMDb

Action Thriller Crime

After sparing a girl's life during a massacre, an elite Triad assassin is targeted by an onslaught of murderous gangsters.

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Joe Taslim as Ito Age 44 · Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia Johannes "Joe" Taslim (born on June 23, 1981, in Palembang, South Sumatra), is an Indonesian actor and martial artist of Chinese descent. A member of the Indonesia Judo national team from 1997 to 2009...

Iko Uwais as Arian Age 43 · Jakarta, Indonesia Uwais Qorny, better known as Iko Uwais (born on February 12, 1983, in Jakarta) is an Indonesian actor, stuntman, fight choreographer, and martial artist. He is widely recognized for his roles in actio...

Julie Estelle as The Operator Age 37 · Jakarta, Indonesia Julie Estelle or her birth name Julie Estelle Gasnier (born January 4, 1989) is an Indonesian actress and model.Her first leading role in 2005 at the age of 15 was in the drama Alexandria, followed by...

Sunny Pang as Chien Wu Age 43 · Singapore Sunny is a character actor with good screen presence. He is also an accomplished martial artist, MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) coach, Action Director and Fight Choreographer. He has appeared in numerous sh...

Asha Kenyeri Bermudez as Reina

Abimana Aryasatya as Fatih Age 43 · Jakarta, Indonesia Abimana Aryasatya is an Indonesian actor and film producer. He is best known for starring in the films Shackled (2012), The Night Comes For Us (2018), Gundala (2019), and in the highest-grossing Indon...

Director Timo Tjahjanto

Cast Joe Taslim, Iko Uwais, Julie Estelle, Sunny Pang, Asha Kenyeri Bermudez, Abimana Aryasatya, Zack Lee, Revaldo, Dimas Anggara, Salvita Decorte

Gimly 8/10 Jan 20, 2019

_The Night Comes for Us_ features levels of gore not found anywhere else but your most gratuitous horror flicks, so if you can't handle that sort of thing, I suggest you give it a wide berth. If some blood and guts aren't an issue for you though, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? WHY ARE YOU SPENDING VALUABLE TIME READING THIS REVIEW THAT COULD BE SPENT WATCHING _THE NIGHT COMES FOR US_?

_Final rating:★★★★ - Very strong appeal. A personal favourite._

jw 5/10 Sep 29, 2023

Even for this genre, X is exceptionally gory. And yes, over-the-top fights are what you expect as a viewer - and you get plenty of them here.

But beyond that, what motivates the story? Why should a viewer sympathize with any character, why stick around except to see the next fight?

This film actually has a very viable backstory for one of the main characters, and this is also shown in scenic flashbacks.
But unfortunately it leaves it at that. What is the benefit of having the top bunch of Triad fighters wipe each other out (plus an estimated thousand mooks) remains unclear. What's all this about? What kind of plan, what strange intrigue is behind it? On the one hand, there was a lot of emotional drama built up for motivation, but unfortunately it falls completely flat.

And Iko Uwais is kind of a star for this genre; and he is certainly a master of his martial arts. He also had the opportunity to act in this film; but if he can do that too, he hasn't shown it.

So if you just want to see the very bloody fights, then you'll be well served here. (And the score would be 7/8 for that.)

However, if you ask yourself afterwards: was this film worth your lifetime to have seen it? Then my judgement is: on the brink. You can skip seeing this without having missed anything.