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He resists going straight for the beatdowns and the shoot-outs, opting instead to let anticipation work its magic.

Aaron Pierre in Rebel Ridge.

His films feel spectacularly violent because we spend so much time imagining all the mayhem to come.

Terry cant allow that to happen.

Its all quite infuriating.

Luckily, by that point, were so locked into the central conflict that its a minor nuisance.

Saulnier builds tension well, but he also elegantly choreographs the havoc when it does come.

The film manages to be both intelligent and visceral.

If only all streaming action programmers were this smartly made.

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