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The New York Times by Ben Kenigsberg
It is a summer sequel worth its salt, a brisk exercise in suspense and high-gloss mayhem.
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The Hollywood Reporter by Deborah Young
The taut pacing of the original is a distant memory here. On a positive note, Peter Kam’s fine, ever-present musical comment effectively pumps up the tension even when the screenplay fails, all the way to its final crescendo.
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Los Angeles Times by Gary Goldstein
Although it contains its share of diverting shootouts, car crashes and explosions, this self-serious film mostly evokes a forgettable TV police procedural.
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Screen International by James Marsh
The action in Cold War 2 - again overseen by Chin Ka Lok - is far superior to its predecessor.
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Slow to heat up yet quick to burn out, police procedural-thriller Cold War 2 dramatizes internal strife and conspiracy among Hong Kong’s police force and ruling elite, adding some new twists in a narrative framework that ultimately can’t support the film.
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Washington Post by Mark Jenkins
Although it boasts three crackerjack action sequences, Cold War 2 won’t wow Hong Kong cinema buffs who crave nonstop mayhem. This clever drama features more bureaucratic wrangling than criminal scuffles.