La Soga Salvation Review: La Soga Sequel Is A Trite Taken Knockoff
In 2009, the initial La Soga was coming off of the Taken high. Directed by Josh Crooks (Demon Hole), La Soga was not perfect but it simply did not have the issues its sequel has. La Soga Salvation is very fun for the first thirty minutes and then loses itself, drags, and finally, one is left with only a bad, straight to VOD action flick. The first half an hour is writer-director-lead Manny Perez (Pride and Glory) calling upon the last plays of the original film. InLa Soga, Luisito (Perez) is a community vigilante respected by some and feared by all. His occupation leads to inevitable tragedy and he steps away.
La Soga Salvation retreads the exact same steps as its predecessor. Luisito's girlfriend is taken, he has to get her from the bad guys, and so on. The most interesting part of the film is that Perez was given directing and writing duties to his own sequel, but that's not necessarily a good thing here. In almost every scene in La Soga Salvation, Perez seems to lose the confidence that typically radiates from him. It’s not so much that he is doing a tough guy impression or the job seems too big for him, but the acting is just bizarre. From the completely random consortium of villains and bosses to fight scenes that are at times literally shot backward, a lot is going wrong.
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During one shoot-out the camera pans at two gunmen. Cut to Luisito, who draws his weapon, fires at them both, and when the camera returns the men fall in the opposite order in which he shot them. If one is watching La Soga Salvation and expecting Goodfellas, that was an error in judgment. But if one thought an actor with a legitimate pedigree could bring some gravitas
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