The action, when it works, is fantastic. The final battle sequence in Tokyo is a glorious mess of destruction. There is a moment where a giant Jaeger uses a building as a power-up that made me grin like an idiot. The Jaeger-vs-Kaiju fights are faster and more acrobatic than before, feeling more like a superhero movie than a lumbering mech anime.
The biggest shift in the is the tone of its lead. Where Charlie Hunnam’s Raleigh Becket was stoic and haunted, John Boyega’s Jake Pentecost is charismatic, snarky, and rebellious. Boyega, who also served as a producer, infused the film with energy and humor that recalls his work in Star Wars: The Force Awakens . pacific rim uprising movie
For mecha fans, the "Star" of Pacific Rim Uprising is undoubtedly the hardware. The sequel introduced a new fleet of Jaegers, distinct in design and purpose from the "Mark-1" through "Mark-5" generation. The action, when it works, is fantastic
Enter Jake Pentecost (John Boyega), the rebellious son of the original film’s hero, Stacker Pentecost. Jake makes a living stealing and selling black-market Jaeger parts in the ruins of Los Angeles. After a botched theft with a precocious teen hacker named Amara Namani (Cailee Spaeny), Jake is arrested and forced back into the PPDC by his adoptive sister, Mako Mori (Rinko Kikuchi). The Jaeger-vs-Kaiju fights are faster and more acrobatic