12 Rounds 2: Reloaded

Plot synopsis:
Paramedic Nick Malloy and his wife Sarah are going home after a movie, when an accident occurs. Nick attempts to aid and rescue the victims: a young boy and a wife and husband. Despite Nick's efforts, the wife dies; this shatters Nick completely as it never happened in his career.
One year later, Nick and his fellow paramedic Jay Thompson are going to work when they get a call from an abandoned building site where they find a dying citizen. They attempt to revive him, only to find the number 1 stitched on his stomach and a bomb, but Nick receives a call, is asked to step outside the ambulance after answering it. He then finds himself playing a game called 12 Rounds by Patrick Heller, moonlighting as a mastermind and using Sarah as a pawn. Before the ambulance explodes, killing the citizen instantly and setting Jay on fire, although he survives.
For Round 2, Nick receives a text message which leads to a parking lot where a car waits for him. Round 3, Nick must find a clue in the car. Nick finds a matchbox with Palace Hotel written on it. Driving frantically to the hotel, Nick takes an alternative route. An enraged Heller threatens to detonate the bomb under the car, Nick manages to reach the Hotel with two seconds to spare.
Round 4 begins in the Hotel. Nick converses with the hotel manager, who is wearing a white top with a cue ball on the front with the number "4" on it and a key that dangles around his neck. Realizing this the 4th round, but Nick assumes that this could be a hint. Nick attacks the manager to steal the key. Nick must find a room that will give him all the answers. Leading to the clues, Nick finds out it's room 44. Inside the room, a young boy, Tommy Weaver, is having fun with a prostitute named Amber. Round 5 begins when he enters the room. Nick ransacks the room and gets in a fight with Tommy and the prostitute. Before the phone rings in the room which is Heller. He orders Nick to bring "it with you" and get into a car parked next to Tommy's. Nick notices a tattoo on Tommy, the same as the calling card of the mastermind. However, as Nick takes Tommy out of the room, on the way Nick gets in a fight with the security guard but escapes. Nick puts Tommy in the car next to his, Nick finds a black glove with some coordinates leading to the Intersection of Grant and Sherwood Street.
During the trip, Nick learns that Tommy has a parole anklet by following his DUI arrest. Heller blocks the signal to the anklet so that Nick can stay focused on his timed mission. During the trip they stop halfway because both Nick and Tommy can hear a cell phone in the vehicle's trunk. They both open the trunk to find Tommy's lawyer, Roberta Shaw, dead. For round 6, they must go to Grant and Sherwood intersection. They find a telephone booth. Heller tells them a series of events that leads them there. Tommy finds out this is the street where he had an accident following his DUI arrest.
Meanwhile, Nick puts the pieces of the puzzle together, and finds out he was at the right place at the right time. The accident at the start of the film, Tommy was the young boy, the woman who died was Patrick's wife. However, Tommy tries to escape, finding 2 police officers and tries to turn himself into them, but Nick catches him, engages and defeats the officers and steals their police car. Chased down by police they take an alternative route until they meet a dead end with police cars. They escape by driving up into the parking garage building. When they reach the top they find are cornered by Detective McKenzie, who is investigating a case involving the Governor.
The woman tells them to play his game to discover and his true intentions. Round 7 and 8 they must reach a sugar factory. This is how his father got into the government Tommy finds his father buried in raw sugar. Nick drives a tractor to stop the overflowing of the sugar. Meanwhile, the cops take care of Round 9. Heller appears and shoots Tommy's father. Round 10 begins with Sarah, but Tommy uses a tazer on Nick temporarily taking him out.
Round 11 begins in front of a club called Karma. It turns out the boy who died in the ambulance worked here. Heller gives 2 glass bottles to Tommy containing some alcoholic beverage. One of them is poisoned. Tommy drinks one, presumes he will die now, then laughs hysterically but Heller pours the contents of the other bottle, igniting it leaving Tommy to die. Later that night, Final Round, Heller has Nick and Sarah tied up in the back of his SUV and calls 911 and tells emergency services that there will be an accident at Grant and Sherwood Intersection. Nick breaks free and fights Heller, by helping himself and Sarah escape, before Heller shouts 'Diana' and the car explodes. Nick and Sarah are inside an ambulance, Detective McKenzie thanks Nick and Sarah for their help and saying, 'It's Over'.

Tags: comedy, murder, violence, flashback, insanity, action, revenge

Review:
Not bad for a WWE straight to DVD production.
I didn't much care for the first "12 Rounds" movie, finding it flat and not very exciting.
So when I sat down to watch this next entry, I was expecting it to be even worse than the original movie.
But I have to admit that I was surprised.
Yes, this sequel does have some problems, not just with the awkward title imposed on the front of the Blu-ray box ("12 Rounds 2"????) The main problem with this movie is that a lot of key linking footage, as well as entire scenes, seem to be missing here and there.
Also, the ending is kind of abrupt.
Still, there's a lot to enjoy here.
The production values are generally pretty good for a movie that bypassed theaters.
Randy Orton, though not a great actor, does seem to be trying, and he makes his character sympathetic enough.
The main selling point of the movie is its relentlessness - once the crisis starts, there's barely a lull in the action and intensity.
I'm not saying that this movie is a GREAT movie, but you'll likely find it better than you might be expecting, and it passes its 94 minutes with a certain briskness..
A very good WWE production movie.
This movie was really more than what I expected, a lot more.
I watched previous WWE production movies and to me this one is the best.
Yes, even better than John Cena starred 'Legendary'.12 Rounds:Reloaded was a really great thriller, action movie.
Randy Orton is great as the hero, has the charisma and can really make u sink in his acting.
The direction was very well done.
The action scenes are also very well co-ordinated & the suspense of the story manages to keep you on the edge of you're seat.
You'll always keep wondering "Why did this happen?
What's going to happen next?"The best part of the movie is that it always has some fresh revelation or twists turning up every few minutes, to help keep you engaged in the films story.
Arguably the films is better than the first.
It has more action, better acting & direction.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED because of its actions and, more importantly, suspense.12 Rounds:Reloaded is definitely worth the watch!.
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WWE Films continue to surprise, giving us a string of terrific action thrillers from an unlikely source.
Their latest straight to video release is a sequel to 2009s, 12 Rounds.
While Randy Orton wasn't nearly as good as John Cena was in the first film, he gives a more than adequate performance as Nick Molloy, a paramedic who was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
After failing to save a rich mans wife at the scene of a drunk driving accident, the man decides to punish all those involved, including the paramedic who failed to save her.
The story here is pretty solid, especially for an action film, but what bothers me is that this sequel was in no way connected to the first film.
Reloaded is a different story in a different city, with an entirely different cast, so how did the bad guy manage to come up with the same game, from four years earlier?
As for that game, the rounds weren't as long or as complicated, but what really makes this better than your average action movie is the compelling back story and the depth of the characters involved.
Randy Orton, while having very limited film experience was pretty good and that will come as a surprise to many.
It's hard to think of WWE Superstars as actors, but that is exactly what they are.
Aside from wrestling in their underwear every week, they have to play a charterer and follow a script 52 weeks a year, so is this really such a stretch?
For the most part the WWE Superstars have made for some pretty exciting action stars.
The supporting cast of this film was also very good, in particular Tom Stevens, formerly of the Diary of A Wimpy Kid series.
Stevens plays Tommy, another person caught up in this madman's game, and he is not only thrilling and charismatic, but he's pretty funny too.
12 Rounds 2 won't win any awards, but it is 90 minutes of non-stop action, packaged in a compelling story, which I found to be extremely entertaining..
poor sequel to a decent first film.
Now I was one of the few that enjoyed the original 12 rounds starring John Cena for what it is a fun action film.
However, this film is a huge step down from the original.
I have got to be honest going into this film I thought Randy Orton was going to be worse then Cena but I was pleasantly surprised that the performances of the villain and Randy Orton are good.
The villain wasn't as good or intelligent as the previous villain but was solid and Orton was relatable and still cool at the same time.
Even though there is some differences in this film from the original it feels like a worse version of the original and when Orton isn't on screen none of the other good guys are compelling and you care about none of them not even Orton's wife.
They were much more interesting in the original and I know I am comparing this a lot to the original but everything about this film is just a predictable worse version of the original not worth a watch but I hope Orton gets another chance in a good WWE studios film if they ever make another one after 12 rounds..
Awesome movie with a WWE star.........
I have watched movies with WWE stars but i am disappointed most of the time.........but this time i really enjoyed the action and thriller in this movie....
waiting for sequel.....I have watched movies with WWE stars but i am disappointed most of the time.........but this time i really enjoyed the action and thriller in this movie....
waiting for sequel.....I have watched movies with WWE stars but i am disappointed most of the time.........but this time i really enjoyed the action and thriller in this movie....
Acting is awesome...
Acting is awesome...
Acting is awesome...
Action speaks louder than words..
Action speaks louder than words..
Action speaks louder than words..
Cinematography is excellent...
Cinematography is excellent...
Cinematography is excellent...
can be watched with family or friends....
can be watched with family or friends....
can be watched with family or friends....
Better than predecessor...
Better than predecessor...
Better than predecessor...
waiting for sequel......
Great acting by Randy Orton.
I thought this movie was way better than the first 12 rounds movie starring John Cena.
This had some good and exciting action spots compared to the first movie.
I thought Randy Orton did a great job in his first time as a lead role.
Like in WWE, where the superstars act according to a script, in the movie industry its the same.
So I don't think Randy had a lot of difficulties in acting even though he lacks acting experience in movies.
Randy has done well to keep the "Nick Malloy" character interesting.This movie was not a box office hit, but this consists of great action scenes, great acting from the cast and also a good story..
Definitely powerful and intense.
I saw this sequel to the original 12 Rounds film starring John Cena and I thought that this film was in between very good and excellent.
The film had some excellent acting by Randy Orton as Nick Malloy, Tom Stevens as Tommy Weaver, Brian Markinson as Heller, Venus Terzo as McKenzie and Cindy Busby as Sarah Malloy.
While Randy Orton wasn't nearly as good as John Cena was in the first film, he really does do an awesome performance as Paramedic Nick Malloy and the acting in this film by Randy Orton was excellent and I think that he should do some more film acting for thrillers with action and violence, because he looks good for the role of a U.S Police Officer etc.
12 Rounds 2: Reloaded was awesome and was filled with some very tense action and suspense.
There were explosions, chases, lots of hard gripping action and there were some awesome fight scenes which showed Randy fight very well.
I thought this film was awesome but its not as good as the original 12 Rounds, but it definitely is a wicked film.
Besides having watched 12 Rounds starring John Cena many times, I have also watched this film 12 Rounds 2: Reloaded starring Randy Orton many times because I also love watching this film and find it enjoyable to watch.
I haven't seen the 3rd part 12 Rounds 3: Lockdown starring Jonathan Good aka Dean Ambrose, yet but I have seen clips of that film and this film 12 Rounds 2: Reloaded looks better and i think is much better than that film.
I would give this a rating of 9 to 9.5 out of 10..
Not bad overall.
As far as a storyline goes, this one isn't too bad, though I haven't seen the original to compare.The cinematography was great.In terms of the acting, Randy Orton was OK, but it would've been interesting to see his character with a higher profile actor and budget.
The villain (if that's what you call him) didn't quite hit the mark for me.
This is a role and character that could've been played by someone darker and actually looks like they have a grudge to beat.It had a lot of concepts similar to Eagle Eye in that everything and everyone is being watched and monitored which I love and find fascinating (and often wonder if it's possible!).I liked it overall, though I won't rush back to watch it again....
Orton: Reloaded.
12 Rounds of non-stop action more or less!
The villain is a man driven to the edge after losing his wife in a car accident where the driver, the son of a governor, is practically let off Scott-Free.
You actually understand why the man takes this course of drastic action.Randy Orton plays a paramedic who attended that car accident and instead of saving the wife, he saved the driver.
And it's that driver that gets pulled into this cat and mouse game as the villain seeks his revenge.This was Randy Orton's first lead role, and he did a pretty respectable job.Wrestlers like Randy are bound to succeed in action movies, as the acting is standard.Randy is the only star of the movie as far as I'm concerned as I don't recognise any of his co-stars.Its a decent enough movie with superb action sequences.
Right place, right time..
Nick Malloy (Randy Orton) is an EMT who hates chick flicks.
He receives a phone call and is forced into a 12 round game or else his wife (Cindy Busby) will die.
Nick has to follows directions and quickly find and decipher clues.
We even get to see the man (Brian Markinson) making the phone calls to him.
The question of "why Nick" is answered midway through the film, at which point Nick tries to go after his caller, while the cops go after him.We have seen similar films as this one, which I thought were superior.
Other than Nick being an EMT, this one brings nothing new and exciting.
The film is mildly entertaining at best.
It might make for an inexpensive rental, but lacks the quality for a second viewing.Parental Guide: F-bomb, sex, nudity (Chelsey Reist).
I wish Randy Orton would retire.
12 ROUNDS 2: RELOADED is the second straight-to-video action thriller sequel I've watched this week in which the film's original actor has been replaced by wrestler-turned-actor Randy Orton.
Unsurprisingly, 12 ROUNDS 2 is just as bad as THE CONDEMNED 2, a gloomy, mundanely-directed thriller sorely lacking in the kind of thrills required to make a decent flick.
The plot, in which Orton plays the world's unlikeliest paramedic, sees a man forced to commit tasks against the clock by a vengeful psychopath.
Mostly it's a collection of extremely low rent action bits rendered a bore by Orton's monotonous line delivery and extreme lack of depth..
The sands burying me slightly, and slowly......
Nick Malloy is an Emergency Medical Technician, who finds himself caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse, with a vigilante tied to the paramedic's past.
With little time to spare, and his wife's life hanging in the balance, Nick must figure out why he's been chosen to be the pawn in this maniac's game before it's too late....If you enjoyed the first movie, and are ready to suspend disbelief for ninety minutes, you will have a ball watching this.Its a WWE movie, starring a huge jawed star who cannot act, but can run for miles and fight the good fight, and the villain stands in a sewer for the entire movie, ringing up Orton and getting him to drive somewhere and pick up a Wesley, maundering guy.And this is where you really have to suspend belief, the rationale of the villain is the act that Orton saved someone else before his wife, who died.So why is it Orton the guy picks on?
Its really annoying, and if I were Nick, I'd tell him where to go, as his wife is pretty much safe for the majority of the movie.But like I've said, ignore this, and its a fun movie, with good production values and some good set pieces.In the end, you realise that Orton can fight two cops no problem, but struggles with a man nearly twice his age with one hand on the steering wheel.But its the best film ever made about having your best friend get caught in a blast, and never finding out what happened to him.