Cinema’Anonymous 2 ‘bet on fun to justify sequence that no one asked

There are movies that are born ready to become a franchise. Anonymous (2021) It didn’t seem to be one of them. THE thriller action starring Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul) It worked precisely because it was packed with the surprise factor: an actor known for the humor and television drama plunging into the world of choreographed punches, gunfire and explosions. Fans liked to see a suburban John Wick, but did you need to continue?

Anonymous 2 It comes trying to answer this question with the old logic of “more of the same, only greater”The plot is practically a pretext for repeating the formula, now with more caricatured villains, even more absurd fight scenes and a protagonist who no longer carries the same freshness of the first time. The film knows that it has nothing new to offer – and so it is pure fun without blame.

The sequence follows HUTCH MANSELL (Odenkirk), a peaceful father with a violent past, who is once again forced to confront old dangers – this time, in the midst of a trip with his wife, Becca (CONNIE NIELSENfrom Gladiator), and the two children in a park controlled by a drug dealer. The small town where the family arrives in search of fun quickly turns into a field of confusions and dangers.

The arrival of the director Thymus tjahjantoknown as The night chases us (2018), replacing Ilya Naishuller (Heads of state), brings an essential freshness to Anonymous 2. Different from the most serious and dark tone of the predecessor, Tjahjanto It bets on an acrobatic action, influenced by Indonesian cinema, where the camera closely follows the movements and blows, valuing each fight sequence and injecting a more dynamic cinematic rhythm. His style transforms the sequence into a more fun and exaggerated experience, without losing the intensity of combat scenes.

The high point remains the action. Hutch He remains vulnerable: he gets hurt, gets dirty, loses to the piece of a finger, but does not give up. The support cast also supports the premise of pure entertainment: Sharon Stone (Casino) Deliver a villain over and Falastrona, Colin Hanks (King Kong) It’s that despicable henchman, while RZA (The man with iron fists) and Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future) appear in brief but striking papers.

At the end, Anonymous 2 It’s not far beyond what you promise: more beating, laughs, exaggerated characters and a visual spectacle that entertains from beginning to end. But the feeling of need? This is still missing. It’s a sequence that no one has asked, but at least knows how to have fun and have fun who is carried away. A popcorn movie that works best when we turn off the brain and connect the pleasure of seeing a family spending their vacation amid the beating.

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