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Despite a slow start, this film eventually becomes another solid action flick and one of the better films in the franchise. Things move fairly slowly in the beginning, and there’s not much indication of what the plot is supposed to be. And when we do finally get to the first action sequence, it doesn’t really do anything that different that what we saw in the last film. (Including having an attack dog.) Add in some new characters with questionable allegiances and it feels like the set up for a bit of a mess. However, once the plot gets laid out, things start to pull together. The cinematography and music began to add more personality to the film and then the final act pumps the action up to insane levels with some creative fight scenes. While the ending initially seems to knock it out of the park, it takes a strange turn that feel more anticlimactic then anything else. The acting is serviceable, but all the main players bring their best for the action scenes, with Keanu Reeves and Donny Yen being the standouts. (There is a post-credit scene that I didn’t catch, but it didn’t sound like it was anything too special.)
*** out of *****