Greenland 2: Migration

When we viewed "Greenland" back in 2020, little did we realize that this would become an apocalyptic film subsequently, assuming there would be sequel. Well, six years later, and we have "Greenland 2: Migration" which is...you guessed it, an apocalyptic film trying to survive five years after the first comet strike fell from the sky.

This sequel is a continuation of the story where the Garrity family, including John Garrity (Gerard Butler), his wife  Allison (Morena Baccarin) and their son, Nathan (Roman Griffin Davis), who survive a near-extinction level event when an interstellar comet hits Earth. must leave the safety of the Greenland bunker because of a string of earthquakes due to the conditions of the earth, and embark on a perilous journey across the decimated frozen wasteland of Europe to find a new home. Others to join their trek are Dr, Casey Amina (Amber Rose Revah) and Camille (Nelia Valery Da Costa).

Others to round out the cast are Sophie Thompson as Mackenzie Matthews, Ken Nwosu as Obi, Jules Dousset as French Captain, William Abadie as Denis Laurent, Alex Lanipekun as Riley Watson, Faraz M. Khan as Officer Bradley and Gordon Alexander as Lt. Blake.

This was directed with action-packed frenetic tenacity by Ric Roman Waugh ("In the Shadows" '01, "Felon" '08, "Snitch" '13, "That Which I Love Destroys Me" '15, "Shot Caller" '17, "Angel Has Fallen" '19, "Greenland" '20, "National Champions" '21 "Kandahar" '23) plus a video. This filmmaker certainly didn't stray from his comfort zone as he typically doesn't with most of his other films, and that makes him a confident ant consistent director. The characters in this showed their true emotions of how they were going to survive this precarious situation. He was able to convince his actors to find the emotions that were needed given a certain scene. It was written by Mitchell LaFortune ("Kandahar" '23, "Last Breath" '25) and Chris Sparling ("An Uzi at the Alamo" '05, "Buried" '10, "ATM" '12, "The Atticus Institute" '15, "The Sea of Trees" '15, "Mercy" '16, "The Warning" '18, "Down a Dark Hall" '18, "Greenland" '20, "Falling Slowly" '20, "The Desperate Hour" '21, "Intrusion" '21) plus a short. One could ascertain that this writer was attached to the original as well considering the amazing similarity of the films--which needed to be similar since this was a continuation of "Greenland". The problem with this script was that it meandered in certain places of the screenplay where it just wasn't fluid in how it was put together. Was it a wash? Certainly not! In each scene, there was a certain amount of action that kept the audience on the edge of their seats, however it needed more polish to create more smoothness. 

Not to spoil. but there probably won't be a part 3 considering the out come of this. However, who knows...since it's a Hollywood film, as long as it makes a truck load of money, anything can happen. The visual effects were impressive, so seeing it on the large screen would showcase it better. 

Out of 4 Stars: 2.5                                      Rated: PG-13                                        98mins.