Despite the fact that she doesn't say much - or indeed, anything - Alicia aka "Hammer Girl" is still one of the most bad-ass characters in a film that's already filled to the brim with bad-ass characters. Like its predecessor, The Raid 2: Berandal is not wanting for pandemonium. Across its crime saga-fit runtime, there is no shortage of limbs to dismember, bones to break, or bullets flying. But while almost every sequence is more impressive than the last, its likely that the majority of the people who've seen this film emerged with one villains name on the tip of their tongue. Played by Indonesian actress and model Julie Estelle; Hammer Girl is an impossibly violent piece of work that will immediately burn into your brain. She is a ruthless hired assassin who is especially gifted with claw hammers. Using the household tool as a natural extension of Tiger Style Kung Fu, and masking her face with dark bug eye sunglasses, the beautiful, ferocious character is unknowable and so very cool.
Jesse Gumbarge is editor and chief blogger at JarvisCity.com - He loves old-school horror films and starting pointless debates. You can reach out at: JesseGumbarge@JarvisCity.com
