Meet the movie everyone’s whispering about
Set in Southeast Asia, The Furious follows Wang Wei, a dad on a mission to get his kidnapped daughter back. He pairs up with Navin, a hard-nosed reporter haunted by his own family loss, and together they crash through a criminal underworld that refuses to play fair.
Made by a stunt maestro — and it shows
The film comes from Kenji Tanigaki, a longtime stunt guy and coordinator who helped shape the action in John Wick: Chapter 4. He’s moved behind the camera here, and the result is the kind of fight movie that looks and feels like it was handcrafted by people who actually throw themselves off things for a living.
Why fans are already excited
Early buzz compares The Furious to The Raid films — not just because a few faces from those movies pop up in the credits, but because the film brings a fresh, ruthless energy to hand-to-hand combat that genre fans crave.
Critics: unanimous and impressed
Aggregator sites pulled together two dozen reviews and found nothing but thumbs-up so far. Critics are raving about the inventiveness of the choreography and the film’s nonstop propulsion — some even call it one of the best action movies of recent memory. Several reviewers singled out individual set-pieces as jaw-dropping, saying martial-arts fans will have plenty to geek out over.
Stylish, brutal, and oddly poetic
Many write-ups highlight how the fights are not just brutal but visually striking — carefully staged with a cinematic eye. The violence is unapologetic, but reviewers stress it serves the story and the characters rather than existing as empty spectacle.
Emotional stakes beneath the punches
Beyond the kicks and scrapes, the movie roots its chaos in personal loss. The partnership between Wang Wei and Navin gives the action weight: these are people with real grief, and that makes their rampage feel less like showboating and more like fuel.
When you can see it
For French audiences, The Furious lands in theaters on June 10. If the early reaction is any guide, expect it to be a must-see for anyone who lives for inventive, full-throttle fight cinema.