Havoc

HAVOC 🚨 

Gareth Evans is one of the most prolific action directors of this generation.

Any fight scene you’ve seen on film since 2011 was spawned and inspired by his Indonesian action-crime film series THE RAID. Whether it’s John Wick, the Netflix Daredevil series, or all of these man vs. the world type of movies that have come out as of late—Gareth Evans was the godfather of it all. So when I heard he would be teaming up with Tom Hardy for Netflix’s HAVOC, a story about a down-on-his-luck cop who has to flush out the filth in his stable of officers, I was sold immediately.

This is a simple story that is as cliché as any action movie can possibly be. HAVOC feels like an experiment to further explore the boundless potential of Gareth Evans’s action stylings rather than fully form any semblance of a plot worth caring for. What you should care about is Gareth’s continued brilliance when it comes to inflicting maximum violence in the most creatively choreographed ways possible. In HAVOC he masterfully mixes his arsenal of tactical hand-to-hand combat with gunshots galore that will be adrenaline fuel for action junkies everywhere.

The star power of both Tom Hardy and Forest Whitaker is what will get most people to watch this, but the relentless, high-impact takedowns will be the reason you stay.

HAVOC is a buck wild, blood splattering, ass-kicking bonanza that may not deliver a worthwhile story but does more than enough with its action to keep you locked, loaded, and engaged.

Enjoy!

6.3/10 🍿 🎥

Runtime: 1hr47mins

Where: Streaming on Netflix April 25th

HAVOC Review (2025) The Richmond Reviewer - April 24th, 2025.

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