Sequel to the 2014 We Still Kill the Old Way, the majority of the original cast return for a superior outing.
This time the Archer gang are up for a prison escape, but can the old timers still do it using the "Old ways"?
Truth be told I had a great appreciation for the first film despite only hitting it with a 5/10. It was very well made but the realism and subject matter made me a tad uncomfortable and it damaged the film for me. This time around most of that subject matter is absent and with the same cast and fantastic writing it was logically bound to be better.
Sadly also absent is James Cosmo who played Arthur in the first film, he was a great character and he was missed. Thankfully the remaining cast are present and do a fantastic job without him as well as the new villian Billy Murray and fellow industry veteran Patrick Burgin.
A third movie has been announced but the more I look into it the more I get the impression its been cancelled or at best delayed. I'd love to see this rounded out into a trilogy because regardless of my opinions on the first film they're very well made movies.
The Good:
Well put together
Solid cast
The Bad:
Violence looks oddly tame in places
No James Cosmo
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
America is no longer the home of the free and the brave.............actually I already knew that one
This time the Archer gang are up for a prison escape, but can the old timers still do it using the "Old ways"?
Truth be told I had a great appreciation for the first film despite only hitting it with a 5/10. It was very well made but the realism and subject matter made me a tad uncomfortable and it damaged the film for me. This time around most of that subject matter is absent and with the same cast and fantastic writing it was logically bound to be better.
Sadly also absent is James Cosmo who played Arthur in the first film, he was a great character and he was missed. Thankfully the remaining cast are present and do a fantastic job without him as well as the new villian Billy Murray and fellow industry veteran Patrick Burgin.
A third movie has been announced but the more I look into it the more I get the impression its been cancelled or at best delayed. I'd love to see this rounded out into a trilogy because regardless of my opinions on the first film they're very well made movies.
The Good:
Well put together
Solid cast
The Bad:
Violence looks oddly tame in places
No James Cosmo
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
America is no longer the home of the free and the brave.............actually I already knew that one