Sacrifices quality for quantity, but not bad

Rating: 6/10 (8 May 2001)

The plot of this sequel picks up where its predecessor left off, with most of the cast from the previous film intact. The plot itself is pretty interesting and well done, which is fairly unusual for a big sequel like this. Unfortunately, the film spends most of its time on overdone action sequences. When I say overdone, I'm talking about the fact that there is tons of CGI and martial arts style fighting, and everyone knows that you sacrifice quality for quantity. What we're left with is a bunch of endless scenes where no take is over 2 seconds long in order to disguise the poor quality CGI and fighting skills of the actors. It gives you a headache after a while. However, most of the CGI where they actually give you time to look at it is beautiful and quite creative (with the exception of the final action scene, which is pretty pitiful). Overall, the film is probably worth seeing if you like action films, but you'll walk out of the theater feeling like you've been beaten over the head with a club!