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Title: Rather dull and weak follow-up to the first.
Review: Title says it all really. This film is more a prequel than a sequel to the first, with what should have been the finale of the first film rather awkwardly tacked on to the last 10 minutes. Though some of the continuity from the first to the second is really really off, as well as the general feel of the film. While the first movie was all about goofy entertaining action this movie tries to make you genuinely care about the relationship of the two main characters and it really doesn't succeed as you already know them from less serious material, resulting in a jarring change of tone. Poorly paced and with not half the energy and action of the first film I'd say one might be able to enjoy this if they watched it before the first, stopped when the transition from prequel-to-end-of-first-film starts (about 15 minutes before the end) then watched the first movie and finally finished this. But honestly I'd say just skip this one, it is at most a rental.
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