Entertainment Swindon

Havoc has just dropped on the Netflix streaming service, and this is what we think… OK, straight out, this is not a great movie, but it is a good movie to sit back with a drink and take away, chill and enjoy some totally insane indiscriminate blood splashing killing!

When it comes to the killing scenes in Havoc, it makes John Wick look like a Disney movie!

The movie starring Tom Hardy as a jaded detective follows the story of a drug deal gone wrong, a bruised detective must fight his way through the criminal underworld to rescue a politician’s estranged son, unraveling a deep web of corruption and conspiracy that ensnares his entire city.

If you want blood, guts, gore and over the top gun scenes then this is your movie this weekend! Looking at the early reviews, I wasn’t sure what to expect, there are a lot of negative reviews, but in my opinion, they are really just missing the point of this movie!

This is pure exaggerated entertaining action, and there are some pretty cool stunts and car crashes too! The movie has an OK storyline with a lot going on at the beginning, so make sure you pay attention at the beginning where different warring factions such as a Triad family seeking power, corrupt police, Tom Hardy’s character who is indebted to a crooked mayoral candidate played by Forrest Whitaker and Hardy’s rookie partner.

When the guns start blazing, its like domino rally with gallons of blood spraying everywhere, yes John Wick scenes are more realistic, but realism is not what you are watching this movie for, you are watching to simply enjoy the body count, this is not a comedy, far from it, but will have you laughing as the bodies drop.

If you didn’t know already, the film was entirely filmed in Wales, even though its set un an unnamed city in America, according to Netflix and Creative Wales, Havoc is the largest feature film ever to be shot entirely in Wales, with post production also completed in Cardiff.

Netflix said its productions in Wales, which also include Sex Education, had generated more than £200m for the UK economy since 2020.

Jack Sargeant, Wales’ minister for culture, said productions like Havoc had delivered “significant economic and reputational benefits”.

“We are immensely proud of our Welsh creative industries, which employ over 35,000 talented individuals, and the world-class infrastructure we have in place for film and TV productions.”

So, grab a few beers, a Dominos pizza, sit back, forget the negative comments and watch for pure fun and enjoyment!