Wednesday, January 08, 2025
Den of Thieves: Pantera
This is the sequel to the 2018 big heist film “Den of Thieves”. Nick (Gerard Butler) & Donnie (O’Shea Jackson Jr) are back for more fun & games playing cops & robbers. In case you aren’t familiar with the original, Nick was the cop that tried to busted up a Federal Reserve bank heist. Donnie was a robber who that got away. When Nick discovered Donnie’s true connection to that heist, he has been on the lookout for Donnie & spots a familiar M.O. in a recent diamond heist overseas. Donnie has now joined an international team to pull off a seemingly impossible diamond heist. However, there is no honor among thieves so no one really trusts anyone. When Nick tracks down Donnie in Europe, he manages to join this gang. It’s fun watching how precision timing & teamwork gets the them into the vault, but of course, something goes wrong with the exit & leads to a wild car chase. Will they get away with the heist? Will they get caught? It ain’t over until the fat lady sings. Will there be a third installment? Like with the first film, a real life theft serves as the inspiration.
Alien gives it 3 “Don’t mess with the Mafia” stars out of 4.