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Not as good as the first movie a lot slower with a poorer cast .
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars
02/11/23
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I like this one more than the first instalment.
'Rise of the Footsoldier Part II' is, albeit marginally, enjoyable. My main issue of the average original is that there's no reason to care one jot about lead character Carlton. While he still isn't likeable, I felt myself a little bit more invested in him. That's a positive step.
There are, obviously, still a load of issues. The dialogue remains poor, while the overall pacing continues to be hit-and-miss. The level of acting is questionable, also. With that said, I do think it improves on the 2007 film - the plot, most crucially.
Ricci Harnett is passable as Carlton. None of the others stick out, though Coralie Rose (Denny) is at least likeable. It's also interesting to see Charlie Heaton, nowadays a star of 'Stranger Things', involved in a very minor role.
I'd class this as good, even if it only scrapes into that bracket.
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars
03/31/23
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Unfortunately after loving the first film so much I was left feeling very disappointed with this sequel. The second film is a direct follow on from where the first left off and an attempt to tell the continuing story of the life of real life British hard man Carlton Leach. Unfortunately I was just left feeling that this film just didn't need making at all. In complete contrast to the first film, the second has no real plot to it and also unlike the first, the supporting characters have no real depth to them. Although it may be an accurate telling of the events which happened to him since the end of the last film, there is no real plot to the story, which I felt just leaves the whole film feeling a bit lost. However what I found the most disappointing is that, again in complete contrast to the first film, there is no real action in it. To sum the contrast between the two films best I'll actually borrow what I read from another reviewer of the film when he explained, the first film was one that once you had watched it one you could watch again and again, the second is one that once you've watched it you really wish you hadn't.
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars
02/20/23
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Hard-boiled British crime thriller with a fair amount of gangster stereotyping going on.
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Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars
02/06/23
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Loved the first one back in 2008. This was just an average sequel worth a watch tho especially if you watched the first one and enjoyed it.
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Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
02/23/23
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I really wasn't expecting that much from this film, especially when I saw that it had something to do with the Rettendon killings but it actually turned out to be quite entertaining. The raw, intense and gritty storyline was, surprisingly, quite gripping and the Essex backdrop was put together well. The violence, sex and foul language did go a bit over the top but that was expected from this English, gangster type movie, which was based in Essex, at a time when the Rettendon murders were still in people's minds. All of the actors put in a decent performance, and they made the movie seem extremely real but the person that I was most impressed with was Ricci Harnett (Carlton Leach), who was pretty brutal and unlikable at the beginning but he found some redemption towards the end. When Carlton finally decides to "Knock It On The Head", to live the quiet life with his family, he is pushed to limit and his past catches up with him, so I would like to see a 3rd instalment, to finally see if he has turned his bad ways, to the good. The only downfall about this film is that there are a lot of movies in this genre which, are the same in many ways but I still stayed interested throughout, and I found it quite enjoyable.
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This movie was also directed by Ricci Harnett, who played the leading role, so he really did give this project his all. The London born actor/writer/director has also starred in movies like 28 Days Later, Vendetta starring Danny Dyer, Top Dog, the impressive Ill Manors, the Rise & Fall of a White Collar Hooligan, and some TV series like the Bill, Buried and Dubplate Drama. He also starred in the first instalment of this movie, so he wasn't new to the project. Anyway, for his directorial debut, I personally think that he done a good job with this movie and his acting was top form but it would be good to see him tackle another genre, because this one has been done to death.
I recommend this movie to people who are into their crime movies starring Ricci Harnett, Steven Berkoff, Luke Mably, Craig Fairbrass, Terry Stone and Tygo Gernandt. 4/10
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars
01/18/23
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