This sequel to the 2013 guilty pleasure takes a while to find its own identity, and for a long time feels like an unlikely mix of Independence Day - Resurgence and Robocop 3(!), but it does some interesting things with the mythology established by the original film - here, the threat is from within as well as the returning kaiju - and John Boyega successfully sells every frame as if his life depended on it. The effects work is stupendous, the huge action sequences are handled very well, and all-in-all this is a hugely enjoyable big daft sequel to an equally big daft movie that takes itself commendably seriously but delivers a lot of gleeful fun along the way.
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