Pretty good second sequel to the fantastic first sequel to the original I never saw. Isaac Florentine returns for more and he delivers once again. Boyka (Scott Adkins (The Expendables 2)) finally stops pitying himself from his last (and only) defeat and wants to enter into the worldwide prison championship tournament. So this installment follows in the footsteps of Terminator 2 and, well, Undisputed II where the bad guy from the previous episode is now the good guy. That’s pretty nifty if you can pull it off.
Just about everything is slightly less good (and I want to emphasize
the word “good” as opposed to saying “slightly worse” ‘cause I want to keep
impressions positive). The fights, the
dialogue, the characters, the directing and so on are all not quite as well
done as part II. The only thing that
might be better is Scott Adkins. He gets
more screen time and has to go through a lot more emotional states which he proves
he can handle fine.
It’s unfortunate that the villain isn’t very memorable, the
fight sequences kinda blur together (although I really enjoyed the one where
Boyka and Turbo beat up the guards in the rock quarry) and overall it’s a
cheesier film. Part II is better but the
premise is great and just like its predecessor there’s plenty to like.
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