Review of ID2: Shadwell Army (2016) by Richard S — 11 Nov 2016

The first ID film was a gritty undercover cop thriller about one man losing himself while trying to infiltrate a notorious firm. The follow-up is more of a remake than a sequel and although it's entertaining enough it's the weaker of the 2.

Two characters from the original reprise their roles but the original central character is only mentioned briefly in passing and we never discover his fate. The sequel finds another cop undercover but this time the firm is found to be controlled by the EDL and that's basically it.

The main problem with the film is that it was lacking any serious threat or menace. In the first movie the viewer knew the undercover cop was out of his depth as soon as he stepped onto the firm's territory and the scenes were full of tension, there is no such threat this time around.

I think I would have preferred a direct sequel to the original rather than this semi-remake / follow-up.