Director: Wu Jing
Notable Cast: Wu Jing,
Celina Jade, Frank Grillo, Hans Zhang, Yu Nan
Wu Jing’s vanity project, funded by what seems to be the
military recruitment fund of China, was 2015’s military action flick Wolf
Warrior. That film, ultimately, was a mixed effort. Thin in its writing and big
in its ambitions for action, it seemed to be a throwback to 80s style action
with a modern military action slant that was much more enjoyable than it was ‘good.’
Even with that in mind, Wolf Warrior II was something of a surprise. As is the
intent with most action vehicles, this film intends to be bigger, badder,
bolder, and beefier than its predecessor and I’ll be damned if it doesn’t
succeed in almost every regard. It’s still not a film that I would call great
by any classical film critique standard, but Wolf Warrior II is so much
energetic fun that it’s hard not to be swept up in its unstoppable current as
an addictive action tour de force.