Film1985100 min

Missing in Action 2: The Beginning

Name: Missing in Action 2: The Beginning
Genre: Action, War
Released: 1985
Duration: 100 min
Cast: Chuck Norris, Soon-Tek Oh, Steven Williams, Bennett Ohta, Cosie Costa

Taste attributes: actionwardramamartial artsthrillerfasttried & testedunsavouryheavyrealisticsimplelineargrittybig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

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"Chuck Norris is back! A one-man time bomb set to explode!"

Boxlist takeA serious war film that is morally murky, gritty and fast-moving. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

5.9 /10

TMDB · 185 votes

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What lines up

Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

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Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original

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Synopsis

Prequel to the first Missing In Action, set in the early 1980s it shows the capture of Colonel Braddock during the Vietnam war in the 1970s, and his captivity with other American POWs in a brutal prison camp, and his plans to escape.

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