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Flashy robots and a charismatic John Boyega can’t save the lacklustre Pacific Rim: Uprising . Now admittedly, I wasn’t a huge fan of Guillermo Del Toro’s original Pacific Rim , so my excitement for this instalment was moderate at best. This film is hampered by an atrocious script that does little for the generic, by-the-numbers storyline. That could be forgiven if the carried more entertainment value, but frankly, I found it boring. Set 10 years after the events of Pacific Rim, the world is enjoying a time of peace and stability, free of monster attacks. Alas, because the story dictates it, those pesky Precursors return and wreak havoc for humankind. The giant monsters turn up and the punching and explosions commence shortly thereafter. The end. John Boyega is on charm offensive, with his jokes landing about 60% of the time. He’s aiming for that Chris Pratt rouge-with-a-heart-of-gold routine, but can’t quite nail it. Cailee Spaeny does an admirable job as Amara, the young wo...

Over the last few years, Guillermo Del Toro has been involved in a whole bunch of films as Producer, Executive Producer, Associate Producer and even as a voice actor but Pacific Rim is the only film he has Directed since 2008's Hellboy II. That said, Del Toro's five year directorial lull has done nothing to diminish his ability for making an incredibly fun film, an incredibly fun film like Pacific Rim.