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Motives 2 - Retribution

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

This is the sequel I have been waiting for all year!!!

First, let me say that I am a huge fan of White, Fox, Jackson, Joe Torrey and am encouraged by the work of young filmmakers at "Rainforest Films." If you saw Motives 1, you know that the ground plan was laid out with everyone being a suspect in the murder of Allanah James (Golden Brooks from Girlfriends fame). Kelsy Scott continues with the story from here, revealing more information about the major players and how they each have a motive to get what they want.

Well in Part 2 "Retribution" is to be paid by the real Killer, (Blakemore) and boy does he have to pay for what he did (see the movie). Although this one is not as truly as exciting as Part 1 (see the other reviews), it was wonderful to see all these beautiful African American faces do well together (Sharon Leal, etc) on film. It would have been nice to see Shemar in some scenes, because the movie is about him to begin with.

It was a plus to see more of Jackson, he is on his way up in Hollywood. Of course, Joe Torrey steals the show for me (he is the funny man) - in fact I watched it 5 times in a row just so I could see his part and how he lit up the screen with his presence. Other newcomers presented themselves well on camera too. The sex scenes were well done (not too much).

Overall, it was not as slick as the first one, but still entertaining. My prediction is that we will discover in Part 3 that Connie, the Lawyer, and Donovan have mastermined this whole thing from the very beginning. Who knows, its just my guess. We will have to wait and see.

Since there was no 4.5 on the scale, I gave the film 4 pts. Had to take away 1pt because there was no Shemar, and 1pt because it moved too slow, it could have been more suspensful. But I gave it 1/2 pt because Kelsy Scott did a great job at letting Jackson's (character) be as mean and nasty as he should have been. It helped the movie a lot. Then I gave another 1/2 pt because the filmmakers did such a fine job at answering ALL the questions pertaining to the story, some films leave the audience with too too many unanswered questions and its hard to get a feel for having learned something.

Cant wait to see part 3. This film is worth having in your home movie collection.

If you saw Motives you had plenty of questions about the future well Motives 2 answers those questions. You need to see this if you saw Motives. It picks up a few years later and it gets right into it. Greed will get anyone killed and this movie shows it. No matter who you are the wrong motive will come back on you. You must watch Motives first though. So watch Motives then watch Motives 2 and have a great evening.

The first "Motives" was better in my opinion, although, this one did bring about closure to the first one because of what happened to "Shemar Moore's character in Pt. 1. I was glad to see that justice kind of prevailed.

I think Motives 2 is an excellent movie, even though, one must have watched Motives 1 to fully understand this twisted mystery. Napping in between settings is most definitely not recommended.....Put on your P.I. thinking cap!

I didn't give this movie 5-Stars because it falls short when comparing it to the first one. The plot has too many twists and turns in it and it gets down right confusing at times. This is a movie that you have to watch twice to finally "get." I had to watch "Beloved" a couple of times before I "got" it. It could have been a lot better but it just wasn't.

It would have been nice if Brian White's character, Donovan, had a relationship with his brother, Emory (Shemar Moore), and had a desire to avenge his downfall. His quest appeared to be forced upon him. The movie was nearly over when he finally showed some type of emotion regarding his brother's death. Also, it was never revealed why Donovan and his brother drifted apart for so many years.

This movie also had too many 'conveniences.' It was too convenient for Joe Torry's character to break into a house and download incriminating files from a computer. It was too convenient that Emory had a long lost brother that no one had ever heard of before to leave all of his assets to. It was also convenient that there was evidence of another person being at the crime scene (in the first "Motives") after Emory died. Weren't the police suspicious when his ex-wife married his best friend, Brandon (Sean Blakemore), the guy he claimed set him up? And what exactly happened to Emory? How was he killed in prison? Who killed him and why? And why wasn't a background check done on Brandon before he was employed and promoted at a prestigious company? And what happened to the money the police took away from Joe Torry's character? This movie left too many unanswered questions.

Also, it would have been nice if Donovan hadn't cheated on his girlfriend. He got with a co-worker then went home and kissed on his girl like it was nothing. Brandon was unfaithful also but that was expected of him.

I gave it 4-Stars instead of 3 because of Brian White. He is an excellent actor and he's very easy on the eye. All of the actors did a great job, although it was hard for me to look at Vivica's new lips.

This movie (like a lot of sequels) did not quite live up to the original but it is entertaining. Unless you are just a die-hard Brian White fan, I would recommend renting this movie before buying it.

I liked "Motives 2". I especially loved the music, especially the song, "This is not a lovesong". They should've made the soundtrack on CD!!!!

The first one was good but this one brings it all together. Theres the fight scences, the cuddle moments, lies, betrayal and drama and hidden truths all around in this movie. I watch this over and over again.

This sexy sequel to MOTIVES picks up three years after the steamy thrills of the original. It kept you interested and wondering what was going to happen next.

This DVD came quickly... but it wasn't as good as Motives 1 was, it was drawn out and long..

Excellent movie. I did not think it could be better than Motives 1, but they out did themselves again. This is a series of movies you must purchase.