Vergara’s best friend Leon Ramos had the bad judgement to announce his wife’s pregnancy right at the start of their operation, so we all know what will happen. His wife Jane clearly has not forgiven Vergara yet and neither has he. This will be his first night finally employed, at a creaky old warehouse that apparently stores inflammable material and enormous circular saws, so we know what that means.
Bogs Diwata got caught trying to steal from the drug operation his sister used to mule for, so she agrees to make runs with him to work off the debt. During their first pick-up (yep, you got it), the corrupt Mayor sends Romero’s Elite Squad-like unit to wipe out the potential informants who could tie her to the illicit drug trade. Of course, they cannot leave witnesses like the Diwatas, but somehow, they make it to Vergara’s warehouse.
Honestly, Topakk might be the bloodiest action movie of the decade. Somes and company never hold back or water anything down. These are old school no-holds-barred beat-downs. Frankly, there is good reason the stunt performers of Tag Team Stunts get such prominent billing, because they were clearly busy.
For most fans, only Tag Team’s work really matters, but Sid Lucero happens to be terrific as Romero. He is far more complex than the rest of the villains, as a veteran and family man, whose own family will be threatened by the drug kingpins he protects. There are also several flamboyantly nasty henchmen, like the duplicitous Aquinta and sadistic Sarmiento, portrayed with sinister glee by Cholo Barretto and Vin Abrenica.
The screenplay, somehow credited to three screenwriters, Somes, Jimmy Flores, and Will Fredo, is simple, but highly effective. It is Vergara versus a small army of corrupt cops and gang-members—and it is quite a show. Recommended for the relentless fight choreography, Topakk releases tomorrow (5/13) on VOD.