
Waking inside a laboratory on an airship, a man recalls bullies from his childhood. A scientist, Estelle, greets him and tells him his name is Henry, she is his wife, and that he has been revived from an accident that left him amnesiac and mute. After she replaces a missing arm and leg with cybernetic prostheses, mercenaries led by the psychokinetic Akan raid the ship, claiming all of Estelle's research is Akan's corporate property. He kills Estelle's scientists before attemp... (Full plot summary below)
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Waking inside a laboratory on an airship, a man recalls bullies from his childhood. A scientist, Estelle, greets him and tells him his name is Henry, she is his wife, and that he has been revived from an accident that left him amnesiac and mute. After she replaces a missing arm and leg with cybernetic prostheses, mercenaries led by the psychokinetic Akan raid the ship, claiming all of Estelle's research is Akan's corporate property. He kills Estelle's scientists before attempting to murder Henry, but Henry and Estelle flee in an escape pod, landing in Moscow. Estelle is abducted by the mercenaries, who try to kill Henry..
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| Time OutJoshua RothkopfBy allowing viewers to step into the shoes of a wall-climbing Jackie Chan, a parkour-sprinting Daniel Craig or a bullet-spraying Ahnold, it does something that live action has never attempted before. The carnage flies—it’s possible to miss a lot of it. But if action movies are meant to be stunning, Hardcore Henry can proudly take its place among the giants. Even better, it lets you stand with them. |
| Cinema em CenaPablo VillaçaIt's a shame the action genre is seen with such a prejudice - if it wasn't for that, this movie would be recognized as what it truly is: a great example of filmmaking. [Full review in Portuguese.] |
| CBRKristy PuchkoA jolt to the system...that is sure to prove seminal in its own right for the way it makes its audience a plaything. |
| GaruyoUriel BarcoA film without any other appeal than the way t's filmed. [Full review in Spanish] |
| MTVAmy NicholsonHardcore Henry is nauseating, twice over. |
| TheWrapDave WhitePresented with a moral universe where annihilation is all, it’s difficult to invest in the film as anything more significant than a breathless series of punishing vignettes. |
| IGN MoviesMax NicholsonTwo parts FPS, one part platformer and a pinch of HowToBasic, director Ilya Naishuller's Hardcore Henry is a recipe for non-stop, ludicrous fun. |
| ForbesScott MendelsonAs a film, it's pretty thin, but it is an often remarkable technical exercise with just enough narrative invention to justify itself as more than a demo reel. |
| The Daily BeastJen YamatoIf you're ready to subject yourself to the most balls-out, bonkers action ride of the year, then you are precisely the maniac for whom the flashy, gory first-person action-thriller Hardcore Henry was made. |
| Boston HeraldJames VerniereAn insane first-person shooter action-movie blast. Go, Henry. |