Black Mask 2: City of Masks
A superhuman masked vigilante hunts for a cure while battling an organization that turns elite wrestlers into animal-human weapons.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- campy
- kinetic
- grotesque
- cult movie night
- martial arts marathon
What critics said
Critics and audiences broadly regarded the sequel as a poorly executed, derivative action film with weak storytelling and uneven effects.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Black Mask searches for a cure while confronting the organization exploiting genetically modified wrestlers.
Professional wrestlers receive animal DNA, becoming stronger while gradually losing their humanity.
Black Mask's healing and fighting abilities drive extended fistfights and superhuman confrontations.
Black Mask travels internationally seeking geneticists capable of reversing his mutation and restoring emotion.
Films like Black Mask 2: City of Masks, and why
Black Mask
masked vigilante action, martial arts combat, genetic mutation, and comic-book science fiction
The Storm Riders
stylized Hong Kong action, superhero mythology, mutation themes, and kinetic fight choreography
Nemesis 2: Nebula
genetically altered fighters, superheroic violence, and campy science fiction spectacle
Drive
martial arts action, bioengineering experiments, and an exaggerated superhuman antagonist
Movie Details
- Director
- Tsui Hark
- Release Date
- 2002-12-24
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Rating
- 4.6 / 10 (60)
Cast
- Andy On Chi-Kit
- Tobin Bell
- Jon Polito
- Teresa Maria Herrera
- Scott Adkins
- Rob Szatkowski
- Tyler Mane
- Oris Erhuero
- Sean Marquette
- Robert Allen Mukes
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Black Mask 2: City of Masks about?
- A superhuman masked vigilante hunts for a cure while battling an organization that turns elite wrestlers into animal-human weapons.
- What is Black Mask 2: City of Masks like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Black Mask 2: City of Masks as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Black Mask 2: City of Masks violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Black Mask 2: City of Masks as graphic.
- What did critics think of Black Mask 2: City of Masks?
- Critics and audiences broadly regarded the sequel as a poorly executed, derivative action film with weak storytelling and uneven effects.
- Which films are like Black Mask 2: City of Masks?
- Films with a similar feel include Black Mask, The Storm Riders, Nemesis 2: Nebula, and Drive.
- How long is Black Mask 2: City of Masks?
- Black Mask 2: City of Masks runs 102 minutes.
- Where can I watch Black Mask 2: City of Masks?
- In United States, Black Mask 2: City of Masks streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
