![]() The sequel, which was not directed by del Toro, isn’t lacking heart so much as it is actively heartless, going out of its way to either kill or demean Pacific Rim’s survivors so that a new, underwhelming cast of caricatures can spring into (admittedly thrilling) action. Oscar-winner Guillermo del Toro’s “giant robots versus giant monsters” movie back in 2013 was inherently stupid, but the director imbued it with so much love and passion that those towering metal Jaegers had heart. ![]() The first Pacific Rim had to die in order for the series to morph into its new dumbed-down sequel, Pacific Rim Uprising.
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