Rating: 1/4 Back in 2013, a few friends told me about the awesomeness that was Pacific Rim. Prior to those recommendations, I was mostly incredulous of what ...

Guillermo Del Toro’s geeky Pacific Rim gets an impersonal sequel in Uprising

"Pacific Rim Uprising" is a sequel to the 2013 film "Pacific Rim," directed by Guillermo del Toro.

This slow-coming sequel does indeed uprise on Guillermo del Toro’s bland robots-and-monsters original thanks to a less belligerent attitude to plot and...

Between the trailblazing sci-fi franchises of our parents’ generation and the “extended universes” of our own, what’s become clear over time is block...

“Pacific Rim: Uprising” may be not be much, but in the spirit of the film itself, let’s be realistic. It’s better than any of the “Transformers” ...

This scattershot sequel to Guillermo Del Toro's inventive robot-kaiju flick lacks the original's spark.

John Boyega picks up the slack, but can only do so much for this retread of the 2013 original

Read Empire's review of the Pacific Rim sequel.

Director: Steven S. DeKnight Cast: John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Tian Jing, Cailee Spaeny, Rinko Kikuchi, Burn Gorman, Adria Arjona, Jin Zhang, Char...

Here's our verdict on Steven S DeKnight's Pacific Rim Uprising...

Giant robots battle other giant robots and giant lizards in 'Pacific Rim Uprising,' a sequel to the 2013 hit directed by Guillermo del Toro.

This sequel corrects some of the original’s biggest mistakes while also highlighting many of its more eccentric charms.

If you could hear anything over the extraordinary din of clashing robots and monsters in 2013’s “Pacific Rim,” you might have made out the sound of the...

“Pacific Rim Uprising,” the sequel to the 2013 sci-fi action flick, traces the original’s oversized footprints — in a couple of ways. On one hand, it...

Guillermo Del Toro is only a producer and “visual consultant” for the sequel. Our Pacific Rim Uprising review:

I'm writing this review in a hurry because every hour that I wait makes it harder to remember any specific thing that happens in Pacific Rim Uprising.

Action-packed and impressively stupid, “Pacific Rim: Uprising” is essentially a Chinese sequel to the original, more Asian outreach from the studio that ...

'Pacific Rim Uprising' isn't just a disappointment and a downer – it's everything that's wrong with our franchise-obsessed movie culture. Our review.

Guillermo del Toro’s monster versus robot saga hits a serious sophomore slump.

Steven S. DeKnight takes on a new battle for the planet in this action sequel

In our Pacific Rim Uprising review, we're disappointed by the first half of the new sequel, but delighted by its bonkers second half.

Herewith, the ear-punishing, eye-watering return of a franchise that's more marketing than movie, more ridiculous than exciting and now, more Beijing than Bu...

This sequel to Guillermo del Toro’s sci-fi action film has little to recommend it past a charming John Boyega performance.

Despite both the title and tagline, at no point in Pacific Rim Uprising does any one or thing rise up. Keeping this in mind should properly set your expectat...

The robots vs. monsters follow-up is a chasm into which energy, time and resources are lazily chucked

And there’s nothing wrong with that, except when the half-assed plot gets in the way.

The unspoken something between John Boyega and Scott Eastwood is way more interesting than the Jaeger vs. Kaiju clashes

If you want to watch giant robots punch giant monsters, ’Pacific Rim Uprising’ has you covered.

The sequel to Guillermo del Toro's prestige sci-fi throwdown 'Pacific Rim' proves big, dumb action movies aren't just for 'Transformers.'

This sequel is a snooze when it’s focused on confusing human drama—but once giant machines are pummeling giant monsters, it’s a blast.

John Boyega leads a group of young robot-pilot heroes into battle against towering monsters in Steven S. DeKnight’s cartoony sci-fi sequel.

The apocalypse has been renewed.

And that’s not entirely a bad thing.