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I don't want to spoil anything. I think there's a bit more suspense here seeing that Ed Harris plays a mercenary-for-hire and goes around with his bunch of goons. The audience did clap at the end of the film but I really think the 1st one was better...more puzzles to put together which show the brilliance of Nicholas Cage's character. Look for more involvement by John Voight who still plays his father and the interaction between Voight's and Mirren's characters is certainly humorous and, for me, one of the highlights of the movie.