Plenty of exciting setpieces with the final shootout at the warehouse being the standout. I feel like there might be too much going on and so the ending leaves some plotlines dangling, albeit with resolutions heavily implied--thinking specifically the one dealing with Cragie planting the gun on the kid he kills and Norris' partner's decision to admit what he saw. Speaking of, there's a few moments where it feels like one of the other cops is going to appear to back Norris up but they never do. He truly is a one-man-army--which is fine! Although it goes against the overall more grounded feel of this film.
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