deloudelouvain

As a Belgian you could say I'm a bit biased but nothing could be further from the truth as I always review movies and series as honestly as possible. Sure I have a soft spot for directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, I just like their style of filmmaking, like I do as well for Quentin Tarantino, Guy Ritchie and Martin Scorsese. I'm not comparing them to them as each have their own style but visually it's all very appealing to the eye. Unfortunately I didn't see their first movie Patser, or Gangsta for the English title, but if it was of the same quality as Patsers, or Gangstas for the English title, I will for sure give it a shot. Some other reviewer was apparently disappointed by this sequel so I guess the first one was even better. The main reason I liked this one is that they got their inspiration for certain scenes of the plot from real life events in Antwerpen where there is a major drug problem in the harbour and city. The action scenes were really good as was the acting from the entire cast. I can only recommend this action movie, certainly if you like fast paced action with original storytelling.

There are not much reviews written for this movie yet, but the few there were are a bit (if not a lot) exaggerated which made me doubt if those reviewers were not a bit biased or even involved in the making of the movie. Let it be clear the acting was good. All the actors were very convincing. But just good actors are not a guarantee for a good movie. The story is just too long for what it is, too slow paced, not that interesting to be honest, and in my eyes borderline boring. The stupid ending didn't make it better, on the contrary, it made me feel that I wasted my time with an apparently story based on true events not worth telling.

I get it why Ash is getting a low rating, it's just not good at all and that in almost every aspect. The cinematography is just mediocre, not pleasant to watch. The CGI's looked like a weak videogame. The soundtrack quite annoying to listen to, just not well chosen at all. The acting from the main actress Eiza González was just very average. I liked Aaron Paul in Breaking Bad and was wondering why we almost never see him. The fact that he chose to play in this mediocre movie might be the answer. The plot is a mess, the story very slow in the beginning what made it borderline boring. The only positive things were the few scenes with the parasite, all the rest is garbage. It deserves its low ratings.