These Mark 6 Jaegers with their electric whips, “gravity slings” and plasma swords deliver all the giant robot thrills you could wish. Thanks to Boyega and Spaeny, you might even care about the human characters, too.
Respectable. Boyega adds real bounce and DeKnight delivers spectacle, even if the plot doesn’t strain too far from the original’s crash-bang formula.
Switch off and enjoy.
In amid all the general headbanging havoc, Boyega lends a human touch. He is not taking the film too seriously and nor should we.
Lacks the poetry of its predecessor, but a solid 111 minutes of giant robots punching each other.
Even the charm of John Boyego can’t redeem this botched sequel to Guillermo del Toro’s sci-fi original.
General release. Check local listings for show times.
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