Monday, September 9, 2019

Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)


Genre: Action / Thriller
Directed by: George P. Cosmatos
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Charles Napier
Running Time: 96 minutes



John Rambo is released from prison by federal order to take part in a special recon mission in exchange for a pardon. The vet must go back to Vietnam to document the presence of POWs. The higher ups are secretly hoping that Rambo will find nothing, so the issue can be swept under the rug, but things are about to get messier than they are expecting.

Stallone was again very good in the role of Rambo. He managed another poignant little speech towards the end, though you could smell the formula at this point. Richard Crenna was much better here as Trautman. His performance was less wooden.

Considering the action to cover, this second installment in the Rambo franchise felt rushed at 96 minutes. The filmmakers took some shortcuts that took away from the end result, though, as an action film and thriller, this was entertaining.

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