The Condemned 2

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Movie
Original title The Condemned 2
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2015
length 90 min minutes
Rod
Director Roel Reiné
script Alan B. McElroy
production Michael J. Luisi
music Trevor Morris ,
Ted Reedy
camera Roel Reiné
cut Radu ion
occupation

The Condemned 2 is an American action film directed by Roel Reiné in 2015. It is the sequel to the 2007 film The Death Row . The lead role was played by the wrestler Randy Orton .

action

Will Tanner is the team leader of a bounty hunter association. When he takes action against the unscrupulous businessman Raul Baccaro, he is accidentally killed. In the ensuing trial, Will loses his license and is given a suspended sentence. Then he goes back to his father Frank in the desert. He is very disappointed in his son, who has ruined the family business.

Instead of being a bounty hunter, he is now trying his hand at a tow truck driver. He meets Lange on his first mission. After he has repaired his car, the two meet for a beer. But instead of exchanging old stories, Lange tries to kill him. However, Will succeeds in overpowering and killing his old friend. Will now finds himself in a game run by Cyrus Merrick, Raul's former right-hand man. In doing so, Will's former team was forced to face him and kill him. Bets are placed on his demise or survival. The whole thing is filmed with drones and then broadcast in the betting room.

Will meets the sniper Travis. Harrigan, a loyal comrade comes to his aid, and so the two try to get by together. Finally they manage to convince the explosives expert Coioper to help them and to rebel against Cyrus. With the help of Frank they manage to find Cyrus' shelter. After Will kills Travis, Cyrus decides to become part of his game himself. In the subsequent showdown, Will can kill him.

background

The film was produced by WWE Studios . The film was shot in the desert of New Mexico and Albuquerque in November 2014 . It's a sequel to the Condemned franchise that began with The Death Row in 2007 . Instead of Steve Austin , who played the main role in the first part, the second part was created with WWE wrestler Randy Orton.

The film was released in the United States on November 6, 2015 as video-on-demand . A German synchronization has not yet been created. The film is currently part of the Amazon Prime streaming service , where it can be seen as the original with subtitles.

reception

During the first part of The Condemned was rather discussed positive, the second part was rather poorly received. Dennis Harvey of Variety wrote in his review of the film that neither the actors in their roles could convince, nor the action scenes would work in any way. The dialogues are stupid and the film is made like a C-film . Not even guest star Eric Roberts could convince in his role.

In contrast, the film was favorably discussed on the Actionfreunde weblog. There the reviewer came to the conclusion that the film “despite various problems (weak showdown, predictable story, unfortunate dramaturgy, cliché figures) was definitely not perfect, but definitely entertaining and (...) crisp, short, class B action food, in which not once there is room for the hero's romance. "

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ WWE Studios' The Condemned 2: Desert Prey is Now Filming. In: Project Casting. November 23, 2014, accessed July 30, 2020 (American English).
  2. ↑ a b The Condemned 2. In: Actionfreunde. April 13, 2016, accessed on July 30, 2020 (German).
  3. ↑ Dennis Harvey: Film Review: 'The Condemned 2'. In: Variety. November 9, 2015, accessed July 30, 2020 .