A tragically compromised film, you can see what it wanted to be under the editing forced by Weinstein. Would that have been something amazing? Probably not, but it was something different. You can still see the style, the atmosphere, the smog over the city and the even more stylized outfits and villains lending it an apocalyptic, almost Mad Max vibe. The performances are more theatrical- Perez is more of a trickster than Lee was, and Brooks is just having fun with simple sadistic relish that would serve him well in Firefly. But the editing has cut the pacing to shit, and seems intent on stripping its identity away- flashbacks are forced in because it’s what the first one did! But everything this film imitates the first did better- the kills and action aren’t as striking. And the romance between Sarah and Ashe is nothing. Sarah ends up being just about as much a character as Eric’s dead girlfriend despite more screentime. The original version probably wasn’t going to be great, but it would’ve been more interesting, and could stand next to the original. Instead we’re left with only visions of what could’ve been. Maybe I’ll check out the fan cut sometime.