Hydra is an impressive debut

Review of Hydra (2019) by cody_who_posts_stuff: 👍 4.5/5

Hydra is minimalist in it's approach.

It's a contained action drama, that's heavy on the drama and, perhaps to some, light on the action for a fair portion of its brief runtime.

What Hydra lacks in quantity, it makes up for in unbelievable quality.

Outside of the action, the atmosphere and drama is quite good, borrowing heavily from its golden age of Hong Kong inspirations like John Woo, it's a neon-soaked film, with a fairly stoic lead. While archetypal, it is handled with aplomb.

You won't see a lot of 'new' here in the storytelling, that is saved mostly for the unbelievably fast grappling and boxing sequences, that while fast are quite trackable.

Strong recommend.