Written by: Emily Carmichael, Kira Snyder, Steven S. DeKnight, T.S. Nowlin, Steven S. DeKnight and T.S. Nowlin (story by), Travis Beacham (based on characters by)
Directed by: Steven S. DeKnight
Starring: John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Cailee Spaeny, Jing Tian, Rinko Kikuchi, Burn Gorman, Charlie Day, Adria Arjona
Rated: R
Plot
Once-promising Jaeger pilot Jake Pentecost abandoned his training to sell Jaeger parts on the black market. When an even more unstoppable threat is unleashed on the world, he's forced to react.
Verdict
This is nowhere near the original, but I didn't expect that. This is giant robots smashing monsters. It's entertaining enough to not be a waste, but you're better off to watch the original again. Character development is banal, you can guess most of the plot in the first few minutes. The biggest problem is that the robots aren't as awe inspiring as the original, nor are the battles.
It depends.
Review
The sequel to the 2013 film Pacific Rim, Guillermo Del Toro does not return which should be a big clue from the jump.
Jake Pentecost, son of Stacker. |
Apparently there is only one Jaeger pilot and a bunch of recruits. The story hits a boring stretch. Jake is the greatest pilot ever that forsook it all, Amara has a lot of talent but didn't earn her way in. It's boilerplate story development and it resolves exactly as you think it would.
A movie about giant robots is going to play fast and loose with physics, but this movie takes it a bit far. There's a hybrid mini-Kaiju, which I thought might take the movie somewhere interesting. It doesn't. It's a missed opportunity. The movie takes a huge leap to the main plot, and it really didn't have to. Charlie Day returns as Dr. Newton. His arc is overly complicated as is his plan. I won't spoil it, but he's a kaiju sympathizer to a degree. The intricacies of that are wasted, but it does suffice to get fights between gargantuan beings.
Jaeger Gipsy Avenger. |
A bunch of Kaiju on the rampage. |
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