Far away from this for now is former bodyguard Michael Bryce ( Ryan Reynolds), who remains haunted by losing his “AAA” bodyguard license for failing to protect a client years ago. Enraged by such developments, a mad Greek tycoon named Aristotle Papadopolous ( Antonio Banderas) has decided to avenge his homeland by concocting a scheme involving a diamond drill to destroy Europe’s infrastructure by drilling it into the underwater junction box linked to the continent’s computer systems. Now there’s an economic crisis in Greece which has provoked sanctions from the EU. The first movie’s arch villain was the dictator of Belarus (played by Gary Oldman). Once again, director Patrick Hughes not only tackles big explosions but geopolitics ripped from recent history. There remains a guilty pleasure bug in this franchise, where you’re tempted to give in and shut off your neurons. Some films almost seem like they want to defy logic, and this one does so very cheerfully. But we must stay loyal to the purposes and audience of the movie. No wonder even the title will be a chore to pronounce.
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