Actors: Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Salma Hayek, Richard E. Grant, Frank Grillo, Tom Hopper, Antonio Banderas, Morgan Freeman
Rating:
7 out of 10, This is the sequel to the very entertaining feature that had Ryan
Reynolds guarding Samuel L Jackson against Belorussian hitmen. This time out,
as with most sequels, they up the ante and the pair now have to save all of
Europe from madman Antonio Banderas’ evil plot. Only it’s not just the two of
them, Salma Hayek, as Jackson’s wife, is elevated to a leading role this time
and she’s great. I’m not just talking about her chest either, although there is
that and it is prominently featured. She steals every scene she’s in from the
two guys, both of whom kind of mailed this one in. It’s basically the same
story as last time as there is a genuine effort to set a record for the number
of MotherF---s used. That’s impressive and you’d have to have Jackson on board
to make the effort. The farfetched plot detracts from the “charm” of the
original and Morgan Freeman is absolutely wasted but this was still vey
entertaining because of the three leads.
MVP:
Hayek as the deadly and all too watchable wife
