Review of Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club (2008) by Van R — 06 Nov 2011

First, this low-budget nonsense has NOTHING to do with the Hype Williams thriller BELLY. Neither Sincere nor Tommy reprise their roles. Second, Hype Williams did not helm Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club. Director Ivan Frank lacks the stunning visual style of Hype Williams and his cast is about as charismatic as a corpse. Reginald G Bailey is out on parole after serving 8 years. Initially, he vows to live the straight and narrow, but those laudable aspirations go south when he teams back up with his pal Tone and they look to take down Amp Dawkins. They wind up stealing part of the business that Amp has generated. Later, they steal 150 keys of heroin from another big-time player, Tito, who sends a crooked cop Coleman to get it back. Meantime, the DEA sends in an undercover agent, Alexis Douglas (Shari Headley) to snuggle up to G. Coleman does not waste his time. He questions Lone, but Lone refuses to tell him squad. Coleman gives Lone a couint of five but shoots him on four. Later, Coleman kidnaps Douglas and G and his crew attack Tito's warehouse. G takes a slug, but he kills Coleman. After Alexis admits that she gave him a watch that contained a recording device, G perforates her at close range and leaves.

Mind you, nothing about his in-name-only sequel is remotely worth watching. Frank stages a major shoot-out in the last quarter hour, but he lacks the ability to block the action so that it looks cool. Skip this one.