Synopsis:
Years after he fought his way out of an inescapable prison, Ray Breslin (Academy Award® nominee and Golden Globe® winner Sylvester Stallone) has organized a new top-notch security force. But when one of his team members goes missing, Breslin must return to the hell he once escaped from to save his friend from the prison’s brutal human battleground known as Hades.
Review:
When I saw that this film was available to review, I jumped at the chance as I really enjoyed the first one. However, I now know why I had never heard they even made a sequel. The film begins with an escape from what looks like a terrorist cell by individuals I’ve never seen before. In fact, I had no idea who anyone was until after the whole scenario was over. It seems Sly’s character, Ray Breslin, has a whole team of young proteges who break out of prisons. The film mostly stars Huang Xiaoming as Shu, the wooden character who hears Ray’s voice in his head throughout the movie as he tries to escape the super-prison Hades.
At some points, this felt like more of a martial arts film than about escaping from a prison. The story is convoluted and disjointed. And the special effects were laughable. Dave Bautista was wasted talent. And I never really cared whether or not Shu and the rest of them got out of the not-so-special prison. I saw that there was a featurette of the robot in the film. This was funny as it didn’t have more than a couple minutes screen time. Maybe it would have been more interesting if it was an actual character in the film. I was tempted many times to fast forward. I now wish I had.
Special Features:
– “Making Escape Plan 2: Hades” Featurette
– “Creating the Look of Escape Plan 2: Hades” Featurette
– Building the Robot of Escape Plan 2: Hades” Featurette
– Extended Cast/ Crew Interviews