{{Infobox film | name = The Big 4 | image = The Big 4.jpg | caption = Release poster | director = [[Timo Tjahjanto]] | producer = {{Plainlist| * Timo Tjahjanto * Wicky V. Olindo }} | writer = {{Plainlist| * Timo Tjahjanto * Johanna Wattimena }} | based_on = | starring = {{Plainlist| * [[Abimana Aryasatya]] * [[Putri Marino]] * [[Lutesha]] * Arie Kriting * [[Kristo Immanuel]] }} | music = Rooftopsound | cinematography = [[Batara Goempar]] | editing = Dinda Amanda | studio = {{Plainlist| * Frontier Pictures * [[Netflix|Netflix Studios]] }} | distributor = [[Netflix]] | released = {{Film date|2022|12|15|df=yes}} | runtime = 141 minutes | country = Indonesia<br>United States | language = Indonesian<br>English | budget = | gross = }} '''''The Big 4''''' is a 2022 [[action comedy]] film written and directed by [[Timo Tjahjanto]]. Released by [[Netflix]] on 15 December 2022, it tells the story of four retired assassins–played by [[Abimana Aryasatya]], [[Lutesha]], Arie Kriting, and [[Kristo Immanuel]]–who spring back into action when they cross paths with a straight-arrow cop ([[Putri Marino]]) who is determined to track down an elusive murderer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Watch ''The Big 4'' {{!}} Netflix Official Site |url=https://www.netflix.com/title/81344253 |access-date=2022-12-25 |website=www.netflix.com |language=en |archive-date=2023-08-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803000511/https://www.netflix.com/Title/81344253 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Upon release, ''The Big 4'' received mostly positive reviews from critics, and was ranked within the top 10 most-watched titles in 53 countries, including in Indonesia, where it was the top-ranked film.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Frater |first=Patrick |date=2022-12-21 |title=Indonesia's ''The Big 4'' Is Netflix's Second Most Watched Non-English Film |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/indonesia-the-big-4-film-netflix-1235466909/ |access-date=2022-12-25 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-07-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720143625/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/indonesia-the-big-4-film-netflix-1235466909/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Tjahjanto has expressed intentions to develop a sequel.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Pertiwi |first1=Bunga Pradipta |last2=Husna |first2=Ayu Miftakhul |title=Debut Film Aksi Komedi Lewat ''The Big 4'', Timo Tjahjanto Ungkap Harapan Karyanya jadi Sekuel |url=https://www.tribunnews.com/seleb/2022/12/16/debut-film-aksi-komedi-lewat-the-big-4-timo-tjahjanto-ungkap-harapan-karyanya-jadi-sekuel |access-date=2022-12-25 |website=Tribunnews.com |language=id-ID |archive-date=2022-12-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225150358/https://www.tribunnews.com/seleb/2022/12/16/debut-film-aksi-komedi-lewat-the-big-4-timo-tjahjanto-ungkap-harapan-karyanya-jadi-sekuel |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Plot==
A child is taken into an orphanage, and placed along with other abused children. He watches an older boy (Pelor) being dragged away screaming, taken into a hospital for harvesting his organs. Suddenly, a man (Topan) appears and with the help of a nurse (Alpha), rescues Pelor and then frees all the kids in the orphanage.
Pops (Petrus) is the commander of the Big 4, whose daughter Dina is going to be sworn in as a police officer. He is also friends with Hassan, the police chief, and Dina is closer to him than her own father. While she is being sworn in as officer, an assassin disguised as a flower courier kills Petrus. First Topan, and then Dina find the dead body. Dina believes Topan to be the murderer and shoots at him wounding him, just as he rushes out the back door.
Three years later, Dina is overworked, and Hassan suggests she take a vacation. She visits Paranais Villa on Bersi island, which is the location on an old photo of her father along with 4 children. Topan is at the front desk and gives her a room. She finds a photo of her father at the lobby and Topan says it's his father too. He takes her to a jungle retreat with Baba Jenggo where they give her a bitter potion to drink which causes her to hallucinate temporarily. Pelor comes in with a gun and a fight ensues.
Antonio and his secretary kill several people and take over a Don's turf. They then arrive at the jungle retreat to capture Jenggo, while Pelor runs away. Topan and Dina fight with Antonio and manage to escape to a hideout. While cleaning Topan's wounds, Dina recognizes the scar from the bullet that she shot into the person who left when she saw her father's dead body, and calls Topan a murderer. Pelor meets up with Dina and emphatically denies that Topan could be a murderer and takes her to see Alpha, who convinces Dina that Topan is not a murderer and that they were all trained by Dina's father, Petrus. They learn more about Antonio, called the scorpion of south-east Asia. Topan recalls the last words of Petrus, which was "Suranto", an alias for Antonio, who was the first ever person that Petrus trained.
Antonio teams up with Vinsen to capture or kill Topan. They arrive at Alpha's location and start shooting at them, but Alpha and Dina manage to kill most of them. Alo arrives and uses a bazooka which wounds Dina. Topan and Jenggo revive Dina and flee the scene by boat. Antonio has Pelor as hostage and demands that they meet up where it all started.
Topan and others arm themselves to prepare for their upcoming fight with Antonio. Dina sees the cap that her father wore on the day he was murdered, and Topan says he failed to save Petrus. He also says that Petrus asked him to take care of Dina before he died.
Antonio sees a jeep driving towards his hideout but there's nothing in it except for a time bomb which explodes killing a lot of his men. Topan shoots the rest of them stationed outside the building, and enters with Alpha and Dina, killing the guards inside. Vinsen gets Dina into a room where she kills him with a gun. Alpha and Jenggo fight with Alo, killing her. Antonio fights Topan and then threatens to kill Pelor, but Topan throws a knife at Antonio, making him reel towards the window and fall down several stories to his death.
Dina attempts to handcuff Topan, but he kisses her and handcuffs her to the window instead. The Big 4 escape, and Topan asks Dina to check the cap she's wearing. Dina finds a key attached to the cap before being rescued by the police. The Big 4 drive away in a car hidden in the woods.
Police chief Hassan pleads with Lady Zero about not killing Petrus's daughter. She uses a sword to stab a photo of Topan and says they have "unfinished business".
==Cast== {{div col}} * [[Abimana Aryasatya]] as Topan * [[Putri Marino]] as Dina * [[Lutesha]] as Alpha * Arie Kriting as Jenggo * [[Kristo Immanuel]] as Pelor * [[Marthino Lio]] as Suranto/Antonio Sandoval * Michelle Tahalea as Alo * Michael Kho as Lengko and Vinsen * Budi Ros as Petrus * Adjie N.A. as Bunglon * Donny Damara as Hassan * Andri Mashadi as Rudha * Willem Bevers as Syarief * Gilbert Pattiruhu as Don * [[Marsha Timothy]] as Lady Zero {{div col end}}
== Production == [[Netflix]]'s Director of Content for Southeast Asia, Malobika Banerji, announced the project in September 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=Timo Tjahjanto Digandeng Netflix Garap ''The Big Four'' |url=https://www.cnnindonesia.com/hiburan/20210926154057-220-699637/timo-tjahjanto-digandeng-netflix-garap-the-big-four |access-date=2022-12-25 |website=hiburan |language=id-ID |archive-date=2022-12-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225150355/https://www.cnnindonesia.com/hiburan/20210926154057-220-699637/timo-tjahjanto-digandeng-netflix-garap-the-big-four |url-status=live }}</ref> Filming commenced the following November, with Tjahjanto revealing Aryasatya, Marino, Lutesha, Arie, Kristo, Lio, and Ros as cast members on Instagram.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Mario |first1=Vincentius |last2=Pangerang |first2=Andi Muttya Keteng |date=2021-11-22 |title=Timo Tjahjanto Umumkan Pemain Film ''The Big Four'' yang Akan Tayang di Netflix |url=https://www.kompas.com/hype/read/2021/11/22/155057266/timo-tjahjanto-umumkan-pemain-film-the-big-four-yang-akan-tayang-di-netflix |access-date=2022-12-25 |website=KOMPAS.com |language=id |archive-date=2022-12-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225151105/https://www.kompas.com/hype/read/2021/11/22/155057266/timo-tjahjanto-umumkan-pemain-film-the-big-four-yang-akan-tayang-di-netflix |url-status=live }}</ref> Citing a personal mission to highlight the Eastern part of Indonesia, Tjahjanto chose [[Bali]] and [[Timor]] as filming locations for the fictional Bersi island, where the majority of the film took place.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Wuryanto |first1=Yohana Nabilla |last2=Ratih |first2=Margareth |title=Fakta Unik ''The Big 4'', Komedi Laga Original Netflix Indonesia |url=https://narasi.tv/read/narasi-daily/fakta-unik-the-big-4-komedi-laga-original-netflix-indonesia |access-date=2022-12-25 |website=Narasi Tv |language=en |archive-date=2022-12-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225171839/https://narasi.tv/read/narasi-daily/fakta-unik-the-big-4-komedi-laga-original-netflix-indonesia |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=Timo Tjahjanto Ungkap Misi Pribadi Buat Pulau Bersi di ''The Big 4'' |url=https://www.cnnindonesia.com/hiburan/20221217004219-220-888521/timo-tjahjanto-ungkap-misi-pribadi-buat-pulau-bersi-di-the-big-4 |access-date=2022-12-25 |website=hiburan |language=id-ID |archive-date=2022-12-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229231243/https://www.cnnindonesia.com/hiburan/20221217004219-220-888521/timo-tjahjanto-ungkap-misi-pribadi-buat-pulau-bersi-di-the-big-4 |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Release == Trailer for the film was released in November 2022 ahead of its release on Netflix worldwide on 15 December 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Lova |first1=Cynthia |last2=Maharani |first2=Dian |date=2022-11-30 |title=Trailer Film ''Big 4'' Rilis, Kisahkan Sekelompok Pembunuh Bayaran |url=https://www.kompas.com/hype/read/2022/11/30/103924766/trailer-film-big-4-rilis-kisahkan-sekelompok-pembunuh-bayaran |access-date=2022-12-25 |website=KOMPAS.com |language=id |archive-date=2022-12-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225150352/https://www.kompas.com/hype/read/2022/11/30/103924766/trailer-film-big-4-rilis-kisahkan-sekelompok-pembunuh-bayaran |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Reception ==
=== Audience viewership === According to [[Variety (magazine)|''Variety'']], ''The Big 4'' was the second-most-watched non-English language title on Netflix in its first weekend, making the top 10 in 53 countries, including Argentina, Finland, Greece, Mexico, the Philippines, Spain, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam, as well as topping the list in Indonesia.<ref name=":1" />
=== Critical response === {{Rotten Tomatoes prose|91|6.8|11}}<ref>{{Citation |title=The Big 4 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_big_4 |language=en |access-date=2022-12-25 |archive-date=2023-01-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103143202/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_big_4 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Brian Tallerico of ''[[RogerEbert.com]]'' gave the film 3 out of 4 stars, calling it "[[The Three Stooges]] with bazookas" that "takes off [...] with enough rhythm to get you from the intense prologue to the insane final half-hour".<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Tallerico |first=Brian |title=''The Big 4'' movie review & film summary (2022) {{!}} Roger Ebert |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-big-4-movie-review-2022 |access-date=2022-12-25 |website=www.rogerebert.com |language=en |archive-date=2022-12-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222104810/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-big-4-movie-review-2022 |url-status=live }}</ref> Tallerico called the cast "solid from top to bottom", singling out Aryasatya, Marino, and Lio, but criticized the runtime and dialogue.<ref name=":0" />
Johnny Loftus of ''[[New York Post#Decider|Decider]]'' wrote that the film benefits from a "solid cast" but criticized the clunky setup, broadly comedic fights, and the "sequel tease".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Loftus |first=Johnny |title=''The Big 4'' Netflix Review: Stream It or Skip It? |url=https://decider.com/2022/12/16/the-big-4-netflix-review-stream-it-or-skip-it/ |access-date=2022-12-25 |language=en-US}}</ref> Roger Moore of ''Movie Nation'' is more critical, calling the film's plot "over-the-top and borderline nonsensical" but praising the action scenes and jokes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Roger |date=2022-12-15 |title=Netflixable? Indonesian Mayhem delivered by ''The Big 4'' |url=https://rogersmovienation.com/2022/12/15/netflixable-indonesian-mayhem-delivered-by-the-big-4/ |access-date=2022-12-25 |website=Movie Nation |language=en |archive-date=2022-12-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225150313/https://rogersmovienation.com/2022/12/15/netflixable-indonesian-mayhem-delivered-by-the-big-4/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb title|title=The Big Four}} * {{Rotten tomatoes|The_big_4}} * {{Netflix title}}
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