I watched Tazza: The Divine Hand

They felt the need to live up to the predecessor's legacy,
but since they couldn't just make it the same,
it felt like they lost their way while hesitating.
The narrative flow of the introduction, development, climax, and conclusion is too disorganized.
Characters appear suddenly without any plausibility,
exit out of nowhere, and the overall progression
is far too convenient depending on the situation.
Actually, the reason the previous film is considered a masterpiece
was because of the suffocating thrill unique to the gambling scene
and the psychological warfare between characters both inside and outside the game.
But this one lacks the satisfaction of a crime movie,
nor does it properly capture the tension of a thriller.
It just drags the story along loosely, and then at the very end,
it uses a key character's dialogue to hurriedly
throw out a single message and wraps up abruptly.
The casting is truly spectacular with many talented actors,
but they set the stage so grandly only to fail at utilizing it.
It's such a shame that they couldn't draw out 100% of the actors' charms
and just wasted them.
There is directing that cuts between shots too quickly,
which is distracting and makes your eyes dizzy;
I question why they chose to direct it that way.
The acting was good, but it's a disappointing work
where the distracting direction and weak story ruined everything.
2/5