The Furious (2025) Movie Review

The Furious (2025) Movie Review: Chaos Done Perfect

The Furious goes all in on action and committing fully to that direction was the best decision it could have made. What stands out here isn’t the narrative or even the acting performances from its cast but it is the sheer creativity that's constantly being thrown at the audience. The film delivers frenetic fight choreography, relentless use of environmental elements, and a ridiculous number of bodies flying across the screen in ways that somehow remain endlessly fresh and entertaining.

After his daughter is kidnapped by a criminal network, a mute father (Xie Miao) decides to take matters into his own hands after receiving no help from the authorities. Along the way, he crosses paths with Navin (Joe Taslim), who is hunting the same organization after his wife mysteriously disappeared while investigating them. Driven by a furious will for vengeance, the unlikely duo cuts through the criminal underworld one brutal fight at a time.

It would be easy to assume that The Furious sacrifices everything for its kung fu action but surprisingly, its story is decent enough to hold things together. The narrative may be its weakest aspect but in the grand scheme of what the film accomplishes, it becomes an easy flaw to forgive. The action is simply too entertaining to ignore and it never really ends once it begins. The lead actor Xie Miao leaves a huge impression with his explosive and relentless fighting style but Joe Taslim and the rest of the cast make sure every confrontation feels distinct and fresh. Each character brings a different style and approach to combat preventing the action from ever becoming repetitive. In fact, there’s one absolutely ridiculous sequence near the end that perfectly captures what The Furious is all about. We won’t spoil it but let’s just say it involves a massive multi-person melee that somehow keeps escalating for more than fifteen minutes without losing momentum.

While the film is more or less grounded, there are fantastical elements here that may take you away from its reality but it never goes overboard. In the end, The Furious is the kind of film that catches you off guard and you'll suddenly realize you’ve been sitting there with a huge smile on your face the entire time. It’s loud, excessive, and completely ridiculous and we love it. 

Rating: 4 and a half reels