Prime Video’s The Wrecking Crew leans into unexpectedly graphic violence

MovieWeb reports that Prime Video’s The Wrecking Crew, released Jan. 28, 2026 and starring Dave Bautista and Jason Momoa as estranged half-brothers, is bloodier than many viewers might expect. Directed by Ángel Manuel Soto, the action comedy follows the pair as they investigate their father’s death and serves up hand-to-hand combat, shootouts and a high-speed helicopter‑vs‑van chase — but, according to MovieWeb, it also ventures into notably gory territory beyond typical R-rated violence.

MovieWeb highlights several startling moments: Momoa’s opening fight against Yakuza includes stabbings and a throat slit and features a scene where his character scrapes a cheese grater across an arm before slamming a face onto a table. Bautista’s sequences include an Oldboy-style hallway fight, a sword-through-the-chest kill tipped vertically, and a brutal removal of a worker’s nipple‑piercing chain.

The outlet singles out the highway chase, where a helicopter opens fire on a minivan, motorcycles close in, one rider’s arm is ripped off when pinned against a median, and another gunman has his head pinned to the pavement, shredding a helmet and sending blood spraying. MovieWeb adds the film isn’t as gory as a Saw movie but often pairs graphic violence with comedic, throwback action beats.

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