Review of District 13: Ultimatum (2009) by Al S — 24 Apr 2014

District 13: Ultimatum has a different feel from the first, and for me, it was sort of hit and miss. I feel odd reviewing this film as I'm about to because on its own, its a solid actioner with a good, even if not awfully original story.

This film is more deeper on story than the last film and the political situation regarding crime and government control with corruption on all ends. I guess my nitpick with it is that when you come off from watching the first film, which was not heavy on plot, but still engaging and an exciting rush of action, and then jump to this one, Ultimatum feels incredibly slow and you can't help but feel the larger production values and more advanced plot kind of hold it back.

It's always a fighting balance between more action or more story sometimes, and in this case, I wanted the same excitement as the first. That being said, the humour is still here and action still kicks ass in many ways, but a lot of it also feels more routine here, therefore lacking a lot of the kick the first film had.

I still enjoyed the sequel and it was nice to see a different turn in the story, but consider the jarring tonal change between the films, I'll probably find myself viewing the first film more than this one in the future.

That said, I'll still recommend it for a decent good time.