A rigorous adherence to the original formula means that the queasy tension is missing, while the addition of a drug-running subplot feels inauthentic, as though crowbarred into the story to up the ante.

On a visceral level, it absolutely worked for me.

It is a testament to the franchise formula and the adrenalised editing that Jax and Luce’s dilemma outshines the mostly rubbish sets.

A so-so thriller that delivers a few tense sequences, as well as lead performances that practically carry the entire production on their shoulders. [Full review in Spanish].