Pacific Rim: Uprising Review

Pacific Rim: Uprising

Jake Pentecost is a once-promising Jaeger pilot whose legendary father gave his life to secure humanity's victory against the monstrous Kaiju. Jake has since abandoned his training only to become caught up in a criminal underworld. But when an even more unstoppable threat is unleashed to tear through cities and bring the world to its knees, Jake is given one last chance by his estranged sister, Mako Mori, to live up to his father's legacy. 

John Boyega playing Stacker's son swaps his Stormtrooper helmet for the Jaeger pilot's in the sequel to Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim, which follows the events of the first movie, specifically 10 years after, where the world prepares for the potential threats of the other-worldly creatures that had once attacked, now more technologically advanced, a technology company, Shao Industries promises a solution to the wars, drones-which may inevitably change the tide of the war in their favour. 

A new cast with younger and maybe a little more relatable vibe is introduced, but hardly explored. John is evidently the centre-piece but is leaned on too much throughout. However, it ended well, with an opening for a sequel (trilogy) which will be interesting to see. The movie is mostly empty, disjointed, and lacks the bonding agent to efficiently get it's story across as it juggles between sub-plots, the writers also missed out on a chance to explore the origins of the Kaiju and more details about the Precursors, which I'm guessing would be the central point in the next movie.

The best part of it, to be honest, was watching John Boyega, the battles and the feature of Wizkid's Daddy Yo! Verdict 6/10.