Director: Ilya Naishuller
Writers: Ilya Naishuller (screenwriter), Will Stewart (additional writing by)
Stars: Sharlto Copley, Tim Roth, Haley Bennett | See full cast & crew »
Storyline
Hardcore Henry is an action film told from a first person perspective: You remember nothing. Mainly because you've just been brought back from the dead by your wife (Haley Bennett). She tells you that your name is Henry. Five minutes later, you are being shot at, your wife has been kidnapped, and you should probably go get her back. Who's got her? His name's Akan; he's a powerful warlord with an army of mercenaries, and a plan for world domination. You're also in an unfamiliar city of Moscow, and everyone wants you dead. Everyone except for a mysterious British fellow called Jimmy. He may be on your side, but you aren't sure. If you can survive the insanity, and solve the mystery, you might just discover your purpose and the truth behind your identity. Good luck, Henry. You're likely going to need it...Hardcore Henry User Reviews
Kinetic, Bloody and Non-stop Action
Half human and half
machine, Henry wakes only to witness the kidnapping of his wife Estelle,
by a group of mercenaries. From this moment onward Henry searches and
fights for Estelle with every ounce of energy he possesses. He kills and
risks being killed himself, by every weapon imaginable. The viewer,
through the use of a special camera attached to someone's head, is about
as face to face with the violence as anyone can get. Each move that is
made by Henry is followed by the viewer. Every throat that is cut seems
as if it is done by our own hands. We figure out what is happening only
in so much as Henry does, for both viewer and character are in the same
shoes. The film is kinetic, bloody and non-stop action. While worn down
by the shaky camera work and bad acting, I also appreciated all the zany
twists, gore, rawness and laughs to the story. Ann of Green Gables and
Little House on the Prairie the film is not, and this is usually a good
thing. Seen at the Toronto International Film Festival 2015.
