‘The Wrecking Crew’ Is Even Bloodier Than Expected

Minor spoilers for The Wrecking Crew are below!

Action movie fans have plenty to look forward to in 2026, with The Odyssey, Mortal Kombat II, and Avengers: Doomsday among the year’s most anticipated releases. Genre mainstays like Jason Statham have multiple films set to thrill action lovers, while bold new takes like Masters of the Universe are coming out this summer to potentially upend fan expectations. The year has kicked off with impressive movies, including The Rip starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, which took Netflix by storm. Now, Prime Video has thrown its hat into the ring with The Wrecking Crew.

Prime Video’s latest stars Dave Bautista and Jason Momoa as estranged half-brothers who come together to unravel the mystery behind their father’s death. Throughout the comedic action movie, audiences are treated to thrilling sequences featuring the leads in hand-to-hand combat, shootouts, and even a high-speed chase between a helicopter and a van. While the action delivers on the R-rated violence many expect, The Wrecking Crew also ventures into gory territory, being far more visceral than some may have anticipated.

‘The Wrecking Crew’ Is Packed With Bloody Violence

Jason Momoa and Dave Bautista in ‘The Wrecking Crew’

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Any action fan hitting play on The Wrecking Crew has a general idea of the action set to unfold, thanks to the trailers and its rating. However, the movie features a few scenes of shocking brutality that stand out, searing themselves into the viewer’s minds. Momoa’s first action beat occurs during a fight at his home against a few Yakuza members looking for a package. The sequence features numerous violent kills, with characters being stabbed and even a throat being slit. Still, amid the well-choreographed action, viewers see moments so violent they transcend the rest. Possibly the most jarring is when Momoa’s Jonny scrapes a cheese grater across someone’s arm before smashing his face onto the edge of a table, resulting in a heinous dental conundrum.

Bautista’s James has his own scenes where he dispatches people in bloody ways, like his Oldboy-style hallway action sequence. He even kills a prominent character with a sword through the chest before tipping the horizontal blade vertically for maximum effect. One of James’ most shocking scenes is when he enters a sex shop to get security camera footage. While the manager is uncooperative, James targets the worker behind the counter, who really hasn’t done anything wrong, but does have a chain connecting his nipple piercings. James grabs that chain and delivers a wince-inducing removal, being particularly brutal with someone who didn’t really deserve it.

The Wrecking Crew features a memorable chase scene in which a helicopter opens fire on the central characters as they speed down a highway in a minivan. Throughout the sequence, motorcycles get involved, with gunmen rolling up alongside them. Momoa manages to grab one of the riders, with the van pinning his body against the median while still at high speed, which results in the man’s arm no longer being attached to his body. During the same scene, James grabs one of the other gunmen and pins his head to the pavement as they drive, which shreds his helmet and sends blood spraying.

While The Wrecking Crew doesn’t reach the level of gore seen in a Saw film, the action throwback often leans into overly comedic moments, even during fights, making some of the violence truly shocking. Much of the action on display feels like an ode to a bygone era, giving 2026 an early infusion of bloody thrills. By no means does it ruin the movie, but those who may not realize the extremes it ventures into at times could be startled by just how graphic The Wrecking Crew can be.