Furioza

A Polish masterpiece for tough guys! I've been lucky with my choices lately, it's been one hit after another. Netflix's collaboration with Poland turned out well again and an unknown director served up a good piece of mature filmmaking. Furioza is quite possibly the best Football hooligans themed film, and also a gritty gangster flick, a crime thriller, a cop thriller, a fighting actioner and a steamy drama. The British and American hooligans look downright funny next to the Polish ones. The protagonist is a former hooligan, now a doctor, and his former love is currently a policewoman, which gives him two options: either he becomes a police informant and infiltrates the criminal Furioza Gang, which is led by his brother, or they immediately send his brother behind bars for several years. The movie, despite being 2 hours 20 minutes long, never gets boring, the viewer gets sucked into the plot immediately, it's very well shot, with an excellent soundtrack (Polish Hip Hop is great), there are some decent unexpected twists, and the atmosphere is pretty thick (sweaty ass guaranteed in some scenes). All the characters are well acted (the policewoman is a very badass female character), but the one I probably enjoyed the most was Golden, a sleazy skinhead who gave me the chills (the transformation of the actor into such a physically dense role is incredible). Technically and visuall, it's on a high European level (the Czechs can only dream of such film quality), there is occasionally a decent wisecrack thrown in, and of course the action itself is also a pleasure, it’s incredibly raw, bloody, brutal, uncompromising and realistic. The mass fight in the woods in the first act was an incredible blast, but I also loved the opening 3v3 fight in the ring. The finale is also great (awesome fist fight ) – I believe many of the people in the film participate in MMA and other combat sports. I like a proper tough guy movie and this one has drive and balls. Softies and bookworms can take a step back, this is definitely not a movie for kids. Story 4/5, Action 4/5, Humor 3/5, Violence 4/5, Fun 5/5 Music 5/5, Visuals 5/5, Atmosphere 5/5, Suspense 4/5, Emotion 4/5, Actors 5/5. 8.5/10 (2022.04.07)