
It is 2035, 10 years after the Battle of the Breach, in which the inter-dimensional portal created by the Precursors (through which they sent marauding Kaiju) was closed. Former Jaeger pilot Jake Pentecost, son of Battle of the Breach hero Stacker Pentecost, makes a living by stealing and selling Jaeger parts on the black market in the Los Angeles area. After he tracks part of a disabled Jaeger's power core to the secret workshop of 15-year-old Jaeger enthusiast Amara Namani,... (Full plot summary below)
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It is 2035, 10 years after the Battle of the Breach, in which the inter-dimensional portal created by the Precursors (through which they sent marauding Kaiju) was closed. Former Jaeger pilot Jake Pentecost, son of Battle of the Breach hero Stacker Pentecost, makes a living by stealing and selling Jaeger parts on the black market in the Los Angeles area. After he tracks part of a disabled Jaeger's power core to the secret workshop of 15-year-old Jaeger enthusiast Amara Namani, both are arrested by the Pan-Pacific Defense Corps (PPDC) after an altercation between Amara's small, single-pilot Jaeger Scrapper and the Police Jaeger November Ajax. A holographic transmission of Jake's adoptive sister and PPDC Secretary General Mako Mori persuades him to return to PPDC as an instructor, with Amara as his recruit..
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| The Associated PressMark KennedyIt may not be nuanced, but it taps into something mythical — ferocious monsters rising from nowhere to be battled by 21st century swordfighters. And it’s exhilarating. |
| Film ExperienceNathaniel RogersHours after seeing it I'd completely forgotten it. |
| ABC Radio BrisbaneMatthew ToomeyMy thumbs were up following the first movie but my reaction is more subdued this time around. It's chaos without tension. |
| San Antonio Current Kiko MartinezAudiences that step into Uprising are probably looking for one thing: gigantic creatures fighting and smashing into buildings. You get that here and nothing more. |
| ClarínPablo A. ScholzIt isn't that Steven S. DeKnight, director of Netflix's Daredevil, has proposed to make a film that marks the future of this emerging saga. What it does is fight the giants over and over again, breaking everything, mainly in Asia. [Full review in Spanish] |
| The Stranger (Seattle, WA)Erik HenriksenThe decidedly more kid-friendly Pacific Rim Uprising is rushed and nonsensical, with uninspired action and a script that seems almost cruel in its determination to squander talented actors. |
| Tribune News ServiceKatie WalshSpaeny shines in her first film role, and casting director Sarah Halley Finn has stacked the cast with a roster of interesting, magnetic newcomers. However, "Pacific Rim Uprising" is propelled by the powerful gravitational pull of John Boyega's charisma. |
| Reeling ReviewsLaura Clifford...the type of movie that will be forgotten in a week. |
| Mad About Movies PodcastBrian GillDel Toro was right to get away from this franchise when he did. Uprising lacks almost all of the fun and charm that made its predecessor a fan-favorite. |
| ColliderMatt GoldbergPacific Rim Uprising is serviceable enough on its own terms, but can't help but feel like a pale imitation of the first movie. |