It’s easy to see why Vin Diesel refused to reprise his role in this worthless sequel to the 2001 cars-and-girls extravaganza. With director John Singleton astonishingly adding nothing to the proceedings, this parade of bad acting quickly runs out of gas.
Relentlessly adequate vehicle for Matthew McConaughey based on Clive Cussler’s dusty African adventure is exactly the reason the terms ‘vehicle for’ and ‘based on’ were invented.