The Condemned 2 (2015)

A former bounty hunter who finds himself on the run as part of a revamped Condemned tournament, in which convicts are forced to fight each other to the death as part of a game that's broadcast to the public.

Director:

Roel Reiné

Writer:

Alan B. McElroy

Stars:

Randy Orton, Eric Roberts, Wes Studi

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Randy Orton	...	Will Tanner
Eric Roberts	...	Frank Tanner
Wes Studi	...	Cyrus Merrick
Steven Michael Quezada	...	Raul Baccaro
Bill Stinchcomb	...	Harrigan
Alex Knight	...	Cooper
Dylan Kenin	...	Travis
Michael Sheets	...	Lange
Morse Bicknell	...	Michaels
Mark Sivertsen	...	Sheriff Eric Ross
Merritt C. Glover	...	Deputy #1 (as Merritt Glover)
Matthew Page	...	Deputy #2
Stafford Douglas	...	Hacker Rolf
Esodie Geiger	...	Judge
Audrey Walters	...	Ada Carlos Gomez

Storyline

A former bounty hunter who finds himself on the run as part of a revamped Condemned tournament, in which convicts are forced to fight each other to the death as part of a game that's broadcast to the public.

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Plot Keywords:

aerial camera shot | female police officer | female police officer killed | on the run | bounty hunter | 

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Genres:

Action | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence throughout and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film reunites Randy Orton and director Reine, 12 Rounds 2 being the first film they have both worked on.

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Goofs

At 21:02 Michaels' location changes from in back of his rig in the close-up to in front in the overhead shot.

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Quotes

Frank Tanner: Listen, ma'am. We don't want any trouble, okay? But there's some asshole out there with a rifle.
Danielle Hill: Yeah? And there's a bitch in here with a shotgun!

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Connections

Follows The Condemned (2007)

User Reviews

With illogical plot and amateurish action, Condemned 2 is both flavorless and messy at the same time.

There are so many things wrong with the execution, it often defies logic and ventures into cheesiness, especially towards latter half. The action doesn't work and even looks more unreal than actual pro wrestling stunts. Unfortunately, this leaves the movie with silly slow-mo and random explosions, which only work as mild diversion at best.

Will (Randy Orton) is a former bounty hunter who wants to turn his life around, when suddenly people start popping up in his life trying to kill him. This silly way of killing a target is set by the antagonist Raul as he creates gambling den to bet on Will's life, but the mercenaries appears in such silly determined manner almost like a video game where they must battle enemy one at a time.

The premise is highly illogical, not to mention motivation for characters feel unconvincing. Furthermore, they can suddenly appear or react in very bizarre way for the sake of plot, that they movie just doesn't try to explain anymore in the second half. It just wants the audience to sit back and enjoy the rapid fire and liberal use of explosion.

Randy Orton is pretty good, he does look the simple action hero part. In the beginning, his character is given decent backstory, which the movie drops once the shooting begins. Ironically, for action movie the choreography looks very timid. Expect missed punch and poor editing for fight scenes, and it's even worse when the movie tries to sell the antagonist, who is a foot shorter than the main character and lacks any charisma.

This is a movie of a man wearing plot armor, rushing through bullets and explosions in slow-mo. It's messy in terms of logic and plot, so those wanting a more cerebral action would be disappointed.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 November 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Condemned 2: Desert Prey

Filming Locations:

New Mexico, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

WWE Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color