As someone who has not seen the first movie, I came in with knowing only what I had heard from the pre-hype.

Right from the start, The dialog is terrible. Every dialog scene runs like two 5 year olds squabbling. At times I felt it was difficult to hear where the actual conversation was going. Conversations were usually a string of one liners, and didn't carry the story at all.

There is plenty of completely random sub-plots that don't really add anything to the story. I have no idea why Scarlett Johansson was even included in the story. She added nothing to the overall plot, and every scene she was in made absolutely no sense.

I came in with the impression it would be an action movie, but we spent an hour and a half waiting for any action at all. And when it comes right at the end, it is over before you know it.

I will say, some of the effects are extremely well done. And that is the only saving grace for this movie.