The hype and hysteria surrounding the release of this sequel was overplayed for what was delivered. It appears the screenwriters just copied the format from the first installment and applied it to this one. Once again, the tentacles of the Pentagon were all over this, as is the case with all movies that the American military are portrayed. This is yet another extended advertisement for the US military machine to induce induction into their ranks.

It didn't take long into this dramatization that the enemy du jour was the one supposedly enriching uranium to a degree that wasn't favourable to a key US ally in the region. (See: Iran and the Zionist entity) Although, when the mission moved into the landscape of "the enemy", it looked surprisingly like Russia or Canada, both with an abundance of natural resources that the US would salivate over coveting. Geopolitical wet dreams aside, the acting was humdrum and the lines predictable, although having Jennifer Connelly in a decent role was enjoyable. Also, the addition of Val Kilmer was a nice gesture given the debilitating illness he presently suffers from.

My only concern about the propagandistic influence of this type of movie is that it might produce a third installment.