12 Rounds 2: Reloaded

(2013) 12 Rounds 2: Reloaded ACTION SUSPENSE

This sequel has nothing to do with the first movie, except that both star WWE wrestlers, pointing out that you can watch this one without seeing the other. It stars Randy Orton as Nick Malloy who's an ambulance paramedic, and then coincidentally, a car accident happens right on front of him and his wife while going out for a walk along a bridge. After attempting to all three of them all at the same time, one does not make it. The movie then jump to a few years later, which while on duty, and assuming that someone needed an ambulance, Nick soon finds out that it was only a wild goose chase, with the ambulance truck he was on was completely rigged with explosives. He then stumbles onto a phone from an unknown caller, ordering him to perform a specific amount of tasks- it's more like 12 tasks, get it "12 Rounds" hence the title, otherwise, this unknown culprit will kill his wife. Now, at this point viewers suspect that it has something to do with the opening, involving the car accident, but don't quite know what, as the movie slowly reveals a little bit more about that as the movie is progressing. The low budget equivalent of (2007) 'Live Free Or Die Hard', "Eagle Eye", and "The Mean Season" to name a few... with villains asking our heroes to perform specific tasks, with at the same time, making the police law enforcement, of course, incompetent. This plot device is like a dime-a-dozen, which may have worked had I not seen the others.

"12 Rounds 2" is kind of an awkward title for a movie - no wonder they added "Reloaded" on the end of that. Doubtless after someone said the title out loud...

The premise here is the same as the first in this WWE Studios production in which John Cena is replaced by Randy Orton as the main character, Nick, an EMT who is forced to play a twelve-round game by a bad guy out for revenge, or - stop me if you've heard this before - his wife is going to get it.

The plot of this movie, like the original, is wholly, completely and outrageously implausible but you can look past that - or, at least, I could - thanks to the action sequences, which are plentiful.

Randy Orton does a pretty good job as John Cena. Tough gig following on from perhaps the most accomplished WWE actor, but he has enough charisma and acting chops to carry proceedings along nicely.

The first 12 Rounds movie starring John Cena is a good time non stop action movie. It's not a masterpiece but it's a fine action movie.

You can tell straight away that 12 Rounds 2 has a much smaller budget with it's lesser known actors and there's not really all that much action which is a bit weird considering how chaotic the previous movie was.

Randy Orton is a legendary pro wrestler, he's awesome in the WWE but here he's kind of awkward and you can see he's very inexperienced in acting as his delivery in a few scenes isn't very natural.

He's not terrible but i wish there was more action and fight scenes in this movie because he would be able to handle that stuff with ease. The movie is well directed and doesn't get boring but it never really does anything all that exciting either.

If you like Orton in the WWE then this could a novelty but it won't stick with you for long.

This movie was really more than what I expected, a lot more. I watched previous WWE production movies and to me this one is the best. Yes, even better than John Cena starred 'Legendary'.

12 Rounds:Reloaded was a really great thriller, action movie. Randy Orton is great as the hero, has the charisma and can really make u sink in his acting. The direction was very well done. The action scenes are also very well co-ordinated & the suspense of the story manages to keep you on the edge of you're seat. You'll always keep wondering "Why did this happen? What's going to happen next?"

The best part of the movie is that it always has some fresh revelation or twists turning up every few minutes, to help keep you engaged in the films story. Arguably the films is better than the first. It has more action, better acting & direction. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED because of its actions and, more importantly, suspense.

12 Rounds:Reloaded is definitely worth the watch!

I didn't much care for the first "12 Rounds" movie, finding it flat and not very exciting. So when I sat down to watch this next entry, I was expecting it to be even worse than the original movie. But I have to admit that I was surprised. Yes, this sequel does have some problems, not just with the awkward title imposed on the front of the Blu-ray box ("12 Rounds 2"????) The main problem with this movie is that a lot of key linking footage, as well as entire scenes, seem to be missing here and there. Also, the ending is kind of abrupt. Still, there's a lot to enjoy here. The production values are generally pretty good for a movie that bypassed theaters. Randy Orton, though not a great actor, does seem to be trying, and he makes his character sympathetic enough. The main selling point of the movie is its relentlessness - once the crisis starts, there's barely a lull in the action and intensity. I'm not saying that this movie is a GREAT movie, but you'll likely find it better than you might be expecting, and it passes its 94 minutes with a certain briskness.