Amsterdamned II is better than part one on many fronts. It is more exciting (Maas was clearly inspired by genre classics like Jaws and even Alien), is told tighter and with more speed and is considerably less rude. Occasionally a 'spout dick' still flies by, but just like director Maas, inspector Eric Visser has become older and wiser.
And despite the fact that actor Huub Stapel is over seventy, the stunts in part two are still impressive. For example – just like almost forty years ago, in the insane chase through the Amsterdam canals of part one – he is behind the wheel himself. Not from a speedboat this time, but from a jet ski. Times change.
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