''No Contest II'' is a 1996 action film starring

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and

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. It is a sequel to ''

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''.

Plot

Erich Dengler (

), the son of Manferd Dengler (a prominent

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during the rule of

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), poses as an Art Collector, Eric Dane, in order to take over the Holman Museum to retrieve a shipment of nerve gas that has been hidden in some art work. He holds the occupants of the museum, including Sharon Bell (

) and film director Jack Terry (

), who are looking for a good location to shoot a film, hostage. Dengler attempts to unleash a lethal nerve gas bomb which threatens the safety of the world. His plan is to sell the rest of the nerve gas to the highest bidder. Jack and Sharon make it their business to stop him.

Cast

as Eric Dane / Erich Dengler *

as Sharon Bell *

as Jack Terry *

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as Bobbi Bell *Jeffrey Max Nicholls as Steven Ivory *Joseph Griffin as Reggie *David Keeley as Ritter *Kevin Jubinville as Falco *Sky Gilbert as Beagle *Fiona Highet as Lisette * Barbara Chilcott as Mrs. Holman *Falconer Abraham as Jarvis *Hamish McEwan as Binsey *Sophie Simmons as Little Girl Rose *Tommy Chang as Kidnapper

Reception

One reviewer stated that the sequel had a 'slightly darker tone' than ''

'' and was less enjoyable. Similarly, a different reviewer commented that 'what this film does best is remind you how good the first film was'. Another reviewer stated that 'the vast majority of the movie is standard ''

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'' stuff'. A different reviewer commented that 'it gets the job done but it's not the best'. Edmond Grant described the film as 'straightforward' and a 'female twist on ''

'' (1988)'. Similarly, Owen Williams of ''

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'' described the film as ''

'' 'in a museum'. Mick Martin and Marsha Porter described the film as an 'unimaginative, derivative thriller'. Jim McLellan stated that 'if you don’t look too hard, this is still passably entertaining, with the art gallery providing an interesting location for some battles (the cat-fight between Sharon and Dane’s henchwoman comes to mind, ending on a piece of unfortunately-pointy artwork)'. McLellan contended that ' Henriksen is good value as ever in the psycho role, e.g. shooting people because they can’t deliver

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to his liking and, while Payne is better known as a villain, he does decent work here in a more sympathetic role'. However, McLellan thought that the film did not use them effectively and that the film needed 'to be less obviously stage-managed towards its conclusion, which is obvious well before it happens'.

References

External links

** {{DEFAULTSORT:No Contest Ii 1996 films 1996 action films American action films Films directed by Paul Lynch 1990s English-language films 1990s American films English-language action films