12 Rounds 2

Not a masterpiece at all, however, I was entertained and was nice to see Jeff Bezos in a movie.

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.

"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.

Again once time this drama totally copied from previous one i.e. part one. This time main characters are changed. Here story looks something realistic, but thriller part is again unreliable. Main villain, Brian Markinson is impressive. As me this movie is slight better than first part. Once time watchable.

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.