Reviews

Daniel Radcliffe is in this movie, so that's pretty cool... aside from that, everything else is a downgrade from the first movie. The characters are less interesting, the dialogue isn't clever or funny, Woody Harrelson's second role is annoying and the most important aspect of any film about magicians or "magic", the explanation of their performance a.k.a. the twist, is lazy and makes no sense. I liked the first movie of the franchise. I didn't think it was fantastic, but definitely entertaining. The second movie made me furious at times because they seemed to think that trying to outdo every twist of the first movie would guarantee the second movie to be good. It didn't. They bombard you with these twists that don't make sense, leaving you thinking "so at this point anything is possible because anything can be a twist". You get a sensation of not fearing for the main characters because everything happening on the screen will be negated at some point of the movie. You expect every bad twist, you only wonder what illogical explanation they're going to offer this time.

Are you kidding me? Sylvester Stallone in an arm-wrestling movie? Does it get any better than that? If your balls have not turned into steel after seeing this movie, you're either a woman or... that is the only explanation. Acting? Plot? Cinematography? Who cares? Enjoy 90 minutes of pure testosterone and corniness. "Over the top" is without a doubt the most fitting movie title ever. If you enjoy either movies from the 80s, anything that's over the top or just Sylvester Stallone's weird acting and awkward yet somehow touching speeches, than you're gonna have a great time watching this movie. However, if you're not a fan of said things, than you should probably stay away from this masterpiece.