Michael's Movie Grade: C
An okay action film.
The storyline here is a very simple and familiar action movie storyline. However, what makes it kind of makes it work is the chemistry between the two main characters. While these characters aren't all that interesting on their own, they work off together very well. There is a surprising (at least for me as I have never seen the first movie) emotion sincerity to their relationship and the way they grow to care about and respect each other. The chemistry between the actors Gerard Butler and O'Shea Jackson Jr. also adds to the sincerity and effectiveness of the relationship. The movie also has some very well-crafted action and suspense scenes that are quite a bit of fun.
Like many movies today, this film is simply much longer than it needs to be. Nearly two and a half hours is too long for such a simple action movie story. This can cause the movie to really drag at times and parts of this film can honestly get quite boring. Also, the storyline is familiar to the point where there is nothing we haven't seen done before in other movies, which adds to how long this film feels at times. The attempts at humor also fall completely flat here and all the supporting characters are very boring.
The lead characters, the performances and the action can make this movie worth watching. If only it was about an hour shorter.
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