278. Kobiety Mafii 2 (Women of Mafia 2); movie review
Cert 18
138 mins
BBFC advice: Contains strong bloody violence
It's not every day that a movie includes shrunken heads, live filing of teeth, drilling of knees and a villain with Tourette's Syndrome.
Yep, it's amazing how tough Polish women can be. I am surprised that we escaped with our lives from our weekend in Krakow a few years ago.
Polish film-makers certainly don't let the grass grow when it comes to making sequels so at least I wasn't scratching my head too hard to recall last year's Women of Mafia.
This year's follows much the same path as I described then - "too much concentration on gratuitous violence and women's top halves".
Kobiety Mafii 2 is akin to being hit over the head with a mallet. Subtle it ain't.
It stars Agnieszka Dygant as the head of a criminal gang which is preparing for the biggest cocaine-smuggling operation in Poland's history.
It brings in the drugs from Colombia but the goods disappear and all hell lets loose.
A South American Tourette's sufferer (Angie Cepeda) is sent to Poland and finds an ally in a fellow criminal (Piotr Adamczyk) in unlikely circumstances.
The latter has his own problems with his rebellious and dangerous daughter (Aleksandra Grabowska).
Then there is the shopaholic jailbird (Katarzyna Warnke) who suddenly becomes a media celebrity and another beautiful fiend (Aleksandra Popławska) who, through love, is a convert to Islamic State.
Have I left anything out? Patryk Vega's film tries to touch so many bases I became dizzy.
I don't know whether they are completely representative of Polish cinema, but the movies which have been released in the UK over the past few have been violent and bawdy.
Women of Mafia 2 continues the trend. None of the characters is blessed with either tact or diplomacy - violence or rudeness are their hallmarks.
I am afraid that these types of movie merge in my mind after a short while.
That said, it is not a terrible film and feminists will be pleased to see women ruling the roost.
Reasons to avoid: It's very raw
Laughs: None
Jumps: None
Vomit: Yes
Nudity: Yes
Overall rating: 5/10
Did you know? Despite its high ratio of violent films, Poland was named as the 17th safest city in the world in a report by SafeAround.
The final word. Patryk Vega: "I never make films just for myself, first and foremost they need to interest the viewers. There is no simple recipe for success. Of course, I have my methods, but I won't reveal the details to the competition." Film New Europe
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