Lost Bullet 2

Picking up immediately after the events of 2020’s Lost Bullet, Lost Bullet 2 follows Alban Lenoir’s Lino as he strives to ensure that his brother’s killer (Sébastien Lalanne’s Marco) is brought to justice. Filmmaker Guillaume Pierret, working from his own screenplay, delivers a slightly uneven yet mostly engrossing actioner that only grows more and more compelling as it progresses, as the movie, which runs a brisk 98 minutes, admittedly does suffer from an opening stretch that’s perhaps just a little too convoluted for its own good (ie Pierret essentially demands that the viewer be completely familiar with the original movie’s outcome). Such concerns become moot once Lost Bullet 2 progresses into a midsection overflowing with gripping, exciting action sequences, including a fantastic battle between Lino and a myriad of opponents within a police station’s garage, and it’s clear, too, that Pierret does a good job of peppering the film’s narrative with unexpected developments and surprising encounters – which, when coupled with a series of enthralling second-half car chases, cements the picture’s place as a top-notch sequel that fares just about as well as its above-average predecessor.

***1/2 out of ****