a5c7b9f00b Henry, a newly resurrected cyborg who must save his wife/creator from the clutches of a psychotic tyrant with telekinetic powers, AKAN, and his army of mercenaries. Fighting alongside Henry is Jimmy, who is Henry&#39;s only hope to make it through the day. Hardcore takes place over the course of one day, in Moscow, Russia. Henry is resurrected from death with no memory, and he must save his wife from a telekinetic warlord with a plan to bio-engineer soldiers. Henry (Andrei Dementiev) wakes up without his memory but with a new set of bionic limbs, after which he finds himself hunted by telekinetic Akan (Danila Kozlovsky) and his numerous henchmen. Helping Henry to escape Akan&#39;s clutches are the multiple avatars of disabled genius Jimmy (Sharlto Copley).<br/><br/>The first person point of view of Hardcore Henry is an undeniably skillful technological feat, the experience made all the more impressive thanks to the incredible derring-do of its lead character, who possesses some serious parkour skills (and nerves of steel), and the efforts of countless stunt guys, whose work is enhanced by some very convincing special effects.<br/><br/>I&#39;m guessing that writer/director Ilya Naishuller felt that his film&#39;s first person gimmick, unrelenting pace and jaw dropping stunts would be more than enough to keep his audience happy, because he certainly didn&#39;t try very hard with the story, with what little plot there is told in a muddled fashion that really isn&#39;t worth the effort to unravel. Without a decent narrative to tie all of the action scenes together, Hardcore Henry eventually proves rather wearisome, despite its escalating &#39;How the hell did they do that?&#39; mayhem and ultra-violence.<br/><br/>The format worked so much better in Naishuller&#39;s music video &#39;Biting Elbows: Bad Motherf***er&#39;, where a strong story wasn&#39;t a requirement. Exciting. I was riveted. Henry was confused, I only knewmuchhe knew and I knew it when he knew it. I absolutely love this unique method of storytelling. <br/><br/>It was like reading a book, I was watching the whole story unfold before my eyes. I was doing extraordinary things. <br/><br/>They filmed it with such finesse, a refined technique, you&#39;d never guess this was the first of its kind. There is so much action, but you&#39;re always aware and moving and experiencing the moment!<br/><br/>I am hoping to share this movie with every single person I know. I highly recommend it. <br/><br/>Watch it to see the first of an entirely new cinematic genre. Naishuller’s technique is one that could be well serveda shorter gimmick; a solitary action scene in a larger film. Hardcore is unrelenting and unforgiving in its commitment to be loud, fast, destructive and gross.
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