Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
2025
**½
Director: Christian Gudegast
Cast: Gerard Butler, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Evin Ahmad, Meadow Williams, Salvatore Esposito, Orli Shuka, Cristian Solimeno, Nazmiye Oral, Dino Kelly, Fortunato Cerlino
In the end of Den of Thieves, the mastermind behind the heist disappeared without a trace. Nick O’Brien, now a divorced ex-cop, tracks him down and joins his team to rob the World Diamond Centre in Nice. The sequel to the 2018 hit is like an updated French Connection II. A xenophobic American macho cop arrives in France, and pretty much does what he wants. There are some amusingly dumb and thrilling moments along the way, but at 144 minutes, this thing feels endless. The ending sets the stage for the third part.
