Almost as engaging as the first movie. The action is as good, if not better than the previous movie. The characters that the audience knows and loves from the previous movie return.
This time, however, they won't stay, so to speak. That is also why for me personally this movie was less enjoyable than the previous one. The previous one ended on a more optimistic note, which is rare in Chinese entertainment (especially Chinese war movies), so I enjoyed that divergence immensely, but this movie is threading the well-known path towards the bittersweet ending. It's still good, but more by the books.
This time, however, they won't stay, so to speak. That is also why for me personally this movie was less enjoyable than the previous one. The previous one ended on a more optimistic note, which is rare in Chinese entertainment (especially Chinese war movies), so I enjoyed that divergence immensely, but this movie is threading the well-known path towards the bittersweet ending. It's still good, but more by the books.