Runtime: 103 minutes
Directed by: James Nunn
Starring: Scott Adkins, Alexis Knapp, Waleed Elgadi, Meena Rayann, Tom Berenger, Michael Jai White
From: Several different UK companies
Those that have seen & liked 2021’s One Shot are likely to enjoy this sequel that delivers more of the same. I reviewed One Shot this past February via a streaming rental. What isn’t ideal for the film: One More Shot was viewed on Netflix (yes, I’ve returned to that platform for the next month) yet they don’t have One Shot-Hulu does-so it requires either a subscription to that platform or a rental on another platform. As Netflix’s description does not mention One More was a sequel… the plot is not incomprehensible on its own yet of course One Shot should be seen beforehand.
Like in the first, this sequel is a simulated one-take adventure in real-time where Navy SEAL leader Scott Adkins is tasked with escorting a Middle Eastern prisoner to America as he’s accused of planting a dirty bomb in Washington, D.C. The second installment has them at the airport in Baltimore (those in the UK will be amused to hear they filmed at London’s Stansted Airport) and it expands upon the first’s story-including introducing the prisoner’s wife-but other than the inclusion of more martial arts, has the same gunplay and videogame-influenced action that the 2021 movie gave the audience.
It's not the sort of plot you’d probably want to scrutinize too hard; be that as it may, those that saw & liked One Shot will probably feel the same about One More. It was nice to see Tom Berenger and Michael Jai White, of course; as stated on multiple occasions, in a just world we would have received multiple modestly budgeted theatrical action pictures starring Adkins and White; IMO it’s better than both a decent number of action movies that do get theatrical releases in recent years and much of the genre fare made for Netflix that is nothing more than slop.
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