To understand the saga's significant tonal change from this second installment, you only need to know that “De Palma→Woo” and “Elfman→Zimmer”. While personally having a soft spot for John Woo’s direction of the action sequences, characterized by an overemphatic flair and youthful sentimentality (particularly striking in the flawlessly executed final forty minutes), the build-up in the initial half of the film proves to be overwhelmingly tedious. Ultimately, a mediocre action feature only partially redeemed by a climactic ending.
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To understand the saga's significant tonal change from this second installment, you only need to know that “De Palma→Woo” and “Elfman→Zimmer”. While personally having a soft spot for John Woo’s direction of the action sequences, characterized by an overemphatic flair and youthful sentimentality (particularly striking in the flawlessly executed final forty minutes), the build-up in the initial half of the film proves to be overwhelmingly tedious. Ultimately, a mediocre action feature only partially redeemed by a climactic ending.