Escape Plan 2: Hades (2018) Hindi BluRay 480p 720p 1080p Dual Audio [Hindi DD5.1 + English] ESubs

Critic’s Rating: 1.5/5

The biggest indicator (or warning) as to what sort of movie Escape Plan 2: Hades is can be found in its tagline. “He’s back,” yell the bold, white letters above the title, which would have been lazy even if the movie they were advertising was Terminator 16, and not a sequel to a forgotten Sylvester Stallone film.

It also implies that a, someone wanted him back and this information is supposed to be exciting, b, what he did earlier was so memorable that the mere mention of his return is enough reason for you to purchase a movie ticket, and most importantly, c, that anyone even noticed that he was gone.

Escape Plan 2 arrives five whole years after the first film, and charitably speaking, revealed its existence basically a couple of weeks ago.

It doesn’t matter whether or not you remember the first film, which, coincidentally, also starred Arnold Schwarzenegger (that could explain the tagline) and a bafflingly solid cast (Amy Ryan was in it! Jim Caviezel. Sam Neill). It doesn’t even matter if this is the first time you’re hearing about it. But, to continue this train of thought, neither does it matter if you are asleep (or dead) while you watch this one.

Escape Plan 2 is the sort of film that until a few years ago used to be restricted to home video – certainly, it’s directed by the man who is single-handedly responsible for Bruce Willis’ recent Direct-to-DVD output. It exists more because of contracts and deals than any artistic (or fan) demands.