The first movie had me enthralled and captivated, this second one, I just couldn't get into it in quite the same way, it was definitely action packed, and Washington delivers yet another knockout performance, but I just found the story a little lacklustre, and the characters just hard to like, empathise or engage with.
In the first movie, Robert had one single purpose, he wanted revenge, nothing and nobody was going to stand in his way, he presented a relentless force, here the same can't be said, he seemed to be going through the motions for the sake of it.
At times they were guilty of making Robert into a sort of superhero, no bullets, killers, not even the elements can barm him, he's like superman without a cape.
On the plus side it's sharp looking, it's well paced, and it really is entertaining, if non stop gun action is your thing that is. I enjoyed the story of Robert getting to know Miles and trying to shape his path, but the actual body of the story was disappointing.
I disagree with those that say this was slow, it's far from that, at times it was pretty frantic.
I'm looking forward to seeing the third very soon, but this second movie was average at best.
6/10.
In the first movie, Robert had one single purpose, he wanted revenge, nothing and nobody was going to stand in his way, he presented a relentless force, here the same can't be said, he seemed to be going through the motions for the sake of it.
At times they were guilty of making Robert into a sort of superhero, no bullets, killers, not even the elements can barm him, he's like superman without a cape.
On the plus side it's sharp looking, it's well paced, and it really is entertaining, if non stop gun action is your thing that is. I enjoyed the story of Robert getting to know Miles and trying to shape his path, but the actual body of the story was disappointing.
I disagree with those that say this was slow, it's far from that, at times it was pretty frantic.
I'm looking forward to seeing the third very soon, but this second movie was average at best.
6/10.