Neveldine and Taylor thankfully manage to transfer a fair bit of their Crank stylings to the 12A market with this sequel/re-boot, creating visual interest throughout, especially by using some fine Eastern locations, shooting in 3D with little regard for how 3D is traditionally shot and making it work. Nic Cage's unique brand of manic edge is on the right side of watchable here, and the story is inevitably simplistic and preposterous, rendering the weak dialogue almost purposeless. Nevertheless, the action set-pieces and the effects are sound, and the film's sheer guts and energy (on the big 3D screen) make up for the deficiencies to a large extent.
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