Picture this: waking up in a city you don’t recognize, your identity a mystery, and apparently, for the two hours you’re about to spend with "Man with No Past", that's not all you will forget. James Bamford, the illustrious director of such concepts as laying waste to potential, graces us with this gem on the small screen.
"Den of Thieves 2: Pantera" takes the baton from its predecessor and sprints into new territory, evolving from raw intensity to a polished, character-centric narrative that glistens with refinement. Released in early 2025, this sequel features Gerard Butler returning as the indefatigable Sheriff Nick O'Brien, with O'Shea Jackson Jr. reprising his role as the enigmatic Donnie Wilson.
I went into Alarum thinking, perhaps out of misplaced optimism, or just that basic human longing for improvement, that it has to be better than Armor, the last shitty Randal Emmett movie with Stallone. But you know what? It's not! If cinema is meant to offer us hope and reinvention, here is a sequel in spirit, though not in name, that squanders even that. To its defence, Alarum brings a few new weak spots to the autopsy table, but much of the decay is depressingly familiar.