Overall, I was a bit disappointed with The Raid 2. It's definitely a different film from the first and more plot-driven, which I have no problem with. But whereas the first film had very little plot, this film had way too much...particularly in the middle of the film. There are at least 30 minutes that can be edited from this film, especially the homeless assassin's character and all his scenes...which hardly serve the plot. If anything, his story brings the entire movie to a screeching halt and his fight scenes were dull. Once they introduce the three other assassins, the film picks up again & finishes quite nicely. It's just those 30+ minutes in the middle that stop this from being a great film. As is, it's a chore to sit thru and I think it will have many at home fast forwarding from the prison scenes two the last third of the film.