MoPoshy
Absolutely brilliant
Stoutor
It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.
ThedevilChoose
When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.
jedavis-46864
I really liked the film Merantau. The film was about a boy named Yuda who leaves his family and home to go on his Merantau. The word Merantau means coming of age. It is a tradition among the communities young men to go to the city of Jakarta to learn how to prove themselves. Yuda does exactly this. Yuda experiences many setbacks that leave him very uncertain about his future, but he never gives up. He meets Astri and her younger brother Adit. Yuda helps defend them against human traffickers. In the end, Yuda uses his martial art skills to save Astri, Adit, and other girls that are suffering from sex trafficking. Sadly, Yuda dies while protecting others. This shows us that Yuda truly did prove himself on his Merantau by putting others before himself.
pjfarley
I really enjoyed this film because of the intense fight scenes with very good choreography. I really started rooting for Yuda as he fought to save Astri and Adit. One thing that I found really interesting about this movie was how Yuda fought so hard to save Astri and Adit even though he never even knew them before the start of the movie. Some elements of the play that really stood out to me that the movie was't American was how the big main hero died at the end which is very different from what happens in Americans films where everyone ends up alive and well. If I were to put myself in Yuda's shoes, at the very end of the final fight scene I would have killed the European leader when he was down on the ground because due to the fact that Yuda showed him mercy, he ended up dying because of it. I think that in life threatening situations like that there isn't much room for being merciful. If I could I would change the ending by making it more American where everyone gets out happy and alive.
Cameron Crawford
A boy named Yuda goes on an Indonesian traditional journey, called Merantau. He goes to a city, to go on his journey, trying to practice a martial arts style called silat. He finds a girl named Astri and a boy named Adit, who are siblings. Adit takes Yuda's wallet and tries to evade him, but Yuda eventually catches him in an alley. This is where Yuda first finds Astri. Astri is being whored out by a pimp, who is being ruled by a higher European pimp. Yuda beats up the pimp, freeing Astri from his confines. When Astri is kidnapped, Yuda goes on a mission, fighting bad guys to rescue her. There is a large human trafficking ring, that is being lead by the 2 Europeans, which Yuda takes down. When Yuda finally takes out all the human traffickers, the European stabs him with a metal pole, killing him. Astri wants to save him, but it is too far gone. Yuda gives Astri a necklace and tells her to take it to his family. Then Astri goes to Yuda's hometown, where she lives with Yuda's family with Adit.This film was a very cheesy, Asian, martial arts film. The plot was very tacky, deriving back to a warrior saving the princess. Without a happy ending, the only good parts about this film were the funny fight scenes, with bad sound effects and ragdolls. Another enjoyable part about this movie were the poor lip syncing, especially on Astri.
thesar-2
Admittedly, I just bought COLD this for three reasons: a recommendation, I liked The Raid and damnit, Iko Uwais is so hot. Unfortunately, though, like The Raid's incredibly inferior sequel, this movie was so light on action, heavy on attempts at heart – though the climax worked perfectly and uninteresting and clichéd plot points, I'm going to have to watch The Raid again just to get my Gareth Evans/Iko Uwais action fix. (Luckily, I bought this plus The Raid on Bluray simultaneously.) On the positive side, the movie's very well shot – this man, Evans, knows what he's doing and when the action's on screen, it's fun. Sadly, it just takes way too long to get there. Worth one viewing and then just jump back into The Raid.
