Okay, I knew I shouldn’t have watched that. It wasn’t BAD, per se, but it wasn’t that good. The actors aren’t called on to do too much. John Travolta is “evil Travolta” (see Broken Arrow, Face/Off, etc), and Denzel Washington is a variation on “noble Denzel”. John Tuturro puts in a surprisingly good turn, though, considering the scene-chewing he’s been doing in big blockbusters lately. And all the suspense and genuine excitement from the first movie has been replaced by frenetic camerawork and over-the-top moviemaking. Really, aside from a few chases and crashes, there are hardly any genuine thrills in this movie. All of Scott’s cuts and chops take you right out of the film, turning a scene that should be taut and tense into something sloppy and slow.

Overall? Skip it and watch the original. And if you’ve seen the original? Watch it again.