Over time the reputation of Predator remained high so here's a late sequel, from Hungarian director Nimrod Antal, which sends the action back to the jungle. Instead of tough guy stars however there's a bunch of good actors pretending to be tough guys. There's nothing wrong with the actors, everyone is talented, but the casting lacks an element of fun that make the first two films in the series so entertaining - Adrien Brody, Alice Braga, Topher Grace, etc. I wish Trejo had played the lead instead of Brody. Brody does nothing wrong, neither does Braga, they're both just dull (haunted, yep, basically decent, yep, whatevs).
The film's got some good ideas - it's on a foreign planet of the predators, they run into Laurence Fishburn who has been there for years. The film picks up. But they kill Fisburn too soon - they should have kept him alive.
The gang throw in some different sort of killers - crim Walter Goggins and serial killer Topher Grace - but they don't seem to fit. Also they don't reveal Grace is a serial killer until too late. And after a while it's clear people are just there to die which is frustrating.
Still not bad. Polished. Tries to elevate the material.
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