WE STILL STEAL THE OLD WAY is the rushed-out sequel to the STV gangster flick WE STILL KILL THE OLD WAY. That one wasn't bad, but this is the lesser movie, a patched-together prison flick that offers all the usual tropes pieced together in a not particularly interesting way. The gang is back and behind bars after a dull heist at the outset; there are some new "old" faces added to the mix, include a wraparound segment Julian Glover (the sole link to the last scene in the first film),Patrick Bergin and entertaining bad guy Billy Murray. The film has the usual mix of profanity and attempts at character depth, but everyone is going through the motions here and aside from seeing old timers like Ellison and Ogilvy in action again, there's little entertainment value.

Well the plot and acting wasn't something that would occur in the real word, but the characters are really likable, love the plot shift.. is fun to watch on a very good day.

Sequel to the 2014 We Still Kill the Old Way, the majority of the original cast return for a superior outing.

This time the Archer gang are up for a prison escape, but can the old timers still do it using the "Old ways"?

Truth be told I had a great appreciation for the first film despite only hitting it with a 5/10. It was very well made but the realism and subject matter made me a tad uncomfortable and it damaged the film for me. This time around most of that subject matter is absent and with the same cast and fantastic writing it was logically bound to be better.

Sadly also absent is James Cosmo who played Arthur in the first film, he was a great character and he was missed. Thankfully the remaining cast are present and do a fantastic job without him as well as the new villian Billy Murray and fellow industry veteran Patrick Burgin.

A third movie has been announced but the more I look into it the more I get the impression its been cancelled or at best delayed. I'd love to see this rounded out into a trilogy because regardless of my opinions on the first film they're very well made movies.

The Good:

Well put together

Solid cast

The Bad:

Violence looks oddly tame in places

No James Cosmo

Things I Learnt From This Movie:

America is no longer the home of the free and the brave.............actually I already knew that one