Barely any dialogues, mindless action and too much emphasis on shock value/surprise cameos would, in regards to any other movie, warrant my antagonism but, here, it just passes as pure fun.Sure, some parts of it are pretty lame, Stallone as the band leader, with that goaty, resembles a porn star rather than an action one, Lundgren's acting leaves much to be desired and Van Damme in his leather coat made me cringe in my seat but, hell, come on! This isn't a deep psychological thriller, it's Stallone! And having in mind that there were a couple of pretty hillarious one-liners (mostly given to Schwarzenegger and Norris), I'd say it's not as bad of a movie as I might have thought it was going to be.
In a nutshell, I enjoyed it - which is more than I can say for a whole load of other crap floating out there at the moment. And even though Couture was vastly underused, Statham's church scene with knives absolutely rocked it!
So, if you've seen the first part, there's no reason why you shouldn't venture into the second (and if you ask me, a better one at that).
7 out of 10 (yes, really)
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