This is pure and simple great fun. Ignore all the bad reviews - these are from those who dearly wanted a repeat of the original. It is not a sequel and it is not meant to be and those who are confused about this are mislead by the 'knives out' inclusion in title. It is immensely colourful in terms of the set- which is worthy of a James Bond finale scene, the staging, the cast and the script which is fast, punchy and arresting. If I have an issue it is that it is a little slow to start but once the action kicks off fully it doesn't stop. The final scene is as good as any I have seen, visually exciting and extravagant.