“The only thing more dangerous than a man with nothing to lose is a franchise that refuses to let anyone die.” – Anonymous In my review of the 2021 reboot, I found myself largely indifferent to the cinematic resurrection of this arcade legend. For the sake of complete transparency, I didn’t care for the first film—it felt like a hesitant preamble to a tournament that never arrived. It was a movie that existed in a state of "perpetual potential," promising that the real fun wa