Veteran was once in a lifetime movie. Great script with great actors with terrific performances. So when a sequel to a movie like that comes along with the original cast minus YAI, naturally the expectation is going to be skybound. I dived into this movie with the same expectation, but by the end this felt like a cheap knockoff with no script, no plot and ok acting.

The first 20 minutes of the movie went good, but then there was no built up, no character arc for the villain or why he became the villain that he is now or what is his backstory? Is he seeking justice? Is he a vigilante or just someone who have a thirst for murder? I just couldn't get why this story needed a villain like him with no substance.

I mean when the OG villain Jo Tae Oh played by Yoo Ah In was onscreen in the first movie, you could feel nothing but hatred for his character. You wanted the good guys to whoop his ass and get justice in the end. With this movie, the villain was so bland and uninteresting, I couldn't care what happened in the end.

For every great story and a hero, you always need a great villain with a character arc. Veteran showed us that, which this movie failed to do so!