Backdraft 2 2019 by AverageMansReviews

Backdraft 2 2019 by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is flash effects/colourful effects/burnt bodies/man on fire/medical procedure.

Storyline/Characters/Comedy/Performances: now in one way or another these four components go hand-in-hand; on reflection the storyline is quite poor, because the ending is really unsatisfying and it leaves this question-mark at the ending stages [that is as much as I can say without giving too much away.] The pacing takes some time to get going and sometime around the final quarter it really does begin to grind down to its conclusion, it casually drops in that Sean McCaffrey/Anderson and Jenny/Bell at some point choose to be in a relationship; yes when they first meet they do have this good back and forth of which one has the more messed up life; this is good comedy and good on screen chemistry. But they still have missed out a lot of character building between these two characters/performers.

If the truth was known these character developments, performances and on-screen chemistry are mostly something generic; But now onto something which I can talk about which is positive the on-screen chemistry between either Sean McCaffrey/Anderson and this dog or Sean McCaffrey/Anderson and Bartel/Sutherland, between these two pairings there is excellent and priceless communication or dialogue exchanges, on screen chemistry and comedy and on a quick side note; if I had to take one component away from this film it would be this; that Donald Sutherland as Ronald Bartel still has IT and still has so much to offer the film industry the person I was watching this film with said "He is the best thing about this film." I would have to agree with this individual, Bartel seems physically very vulnerable but mentally still very much with it, as he talks about generally speaking and in a nutshell seeing the Dragon as a beautiful thing, he can be individually intelligent or comical or comical unhinged as well you never know what this character is going to say next, but you play by his rule which is question for a question.

Action/Art: these two components go hand-in-hand in this one sequence as Sean McCaffrey/Anderson designs this simulated fire for an experiment.

Action individually there is weapons being used, combat, explosions, chasing and rescuing.

Art individually there are these beautiful skies, this bridge with sky as well that Sean McCaffrey/Anderson drives his vehicle over; these are good. But having said that these flames effects in Sean McCaffrey/Anderson memories look very cheap and very tacky and finally this dog looks very sweet and lovable.

This film receives: 5/10, this film is mixed; without Donald Sutherland as Ronald Bartel, this sequel would have been looking at a lot lesser mark, so if there are any fans of Donald Sutherland out there in Internet land take a look at this film, but other than Sutherland I wouldn't expect too much.