A good example against sequels

Rating: 3/10 (8 February 2006)

Take nose plugs to this one.
OK, OK...there are good parts to this movie, to be certain. Things get moving right away, so you do sort of need to know the first movie to understand how these people work together, and it is refreshing to have a movie not muck around and get going.
And thank goodness they didn't have to get different actors to play the same characters.
Vincent Cassel turns in a wonderful performance.
OK, now that we have the good stuff out of the way... Probably because things get moving right away, there's a gap between the two movies that is rather presumed. OK, we can probably buy that. But you see the entire major plot point set up early, and when it comes along at the end of the movie the entire audience just groaned. I won't spoil what it is, but I probably won't have to if you start watching it.
The 'funny part' where one of the cast portrays them-self as a case of mistaken identity just comes across awkward and uncomfortable. If it was supposed to then hooray, they succeeded...it still wasn't enjoyable to watch.
This movie lacks so much of what that cast and crew are capable of.