Disappointing sequel, but its alright

Rating: 6/10 (6 July 2017)

This one tries to keep a connection with the first installment, but it kind of fails. Truth to tell, the first one should have been a stand alone. The whole secret society thing got old, midway through the picture. The elaborate weirdness seriously tests your suspension of disbelief. Especially near the end. Two thirds through, the plot begins to meander as well. Did this need two hours? It could have been edited to cut 15 minutes to a half hour, and not lost anything of value to the film. Reeves seems to improve as an actor with every film. He's almost shed the valley boy accent. I say almost. But I give him credit, even at age 52, for it taking so long. Laurence Fishburne was waaaay over the top, and needed better directing, as well as Claudia Gerini for being well, too wooden. You get the feeling she is a native Italian language actress, and had trouble translating feeling into English. Is it worth the watch? Yeah, I guess so. But if you were expecting the same quality as the first, you will be disappointed.