US EditionNetflix's new action thriller with Tom Hardy has incredible moments — but I was left wanting more
- The action film Havoc, directed by Gareth Evans and starring Tom Hardy, will begin streaming on Netflix on August 25, 2025.
- The movie centers on a downtrodden detective caught in a fast-moving plot after a drug deal goes disastrously wrong.
- Tom Hardy plays the detective, who a crime lord blackmails into rescuing the lord's son from vengeful criminals and narcotic cops.
- Director Gareth Evans stated the production fired over 30,000 rounds of ammunition during filming.
- While the plot uses many action movie clichés, the film relies heavily on its complex and ultra-violent action sequences.
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khbrknewsWhy Havoc's Most Crucial Scene Is Also Its Subtlest One
Nestled in the back half of Gareth Evans’ Havoc, a stunningly violent film that does exactly what it says on the tin, two parents sit down for an unexpected heart to heart about weariness and woe. One of them is corrupt politician Lawrence Beaumont (Forest Whitaker), who longs to reconcile with his estranged son, Charlie (Justin Cornwell). The other is a vicious gang boss (Yeo Yann Yann), never acknowledged by a given name, but by her status in…
Havoc review: Tom Hardy vehicle comes alive with blood-spattering action
Havoc – the new Tom Hardy action vehicle – has had rather a protracted journey to our screens. Originally filmed all the way back in 2021, the thriller has been prominently showing up in Netflix's upcoming feature slate ever since, and now finally arrives on the streamer this weekend. The film is the brain-child of writer/director Gareth Evans, best known as the co-creator of gritty Sky Atlantic drama Gangs of London and as the director of the a…
‘Havoc’ Review: Tom Hardy Shoots His Way to Redemption in Explosive Netflix Crime Saga from ‘The Raid’ Director Gareth Evans
The action in "Havoc" is too good for there to be so little of it, but there's no denying the fun of watching Tom Hardy blast a hole through a Gareth Evans movie.
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