“The Family Plan 2” (** out of four) was an uninspired and unnecessary sequel to the 2023 hit about the former government operative (Mark Wahlberg) and his family (Michelle Monaghan, Zoe Colletti, Kit Harrington) who have to go on the run when a deadly figure from their past re-emerges and culminates in a slam-bang showdown in Vegas. Lots of action and enthusiastic performances help but it’s all pretty stale and is one more sequel off the assembly line that is more-or-less the same as the original. Film reheats a lot of elements from “Mr. And Mrs Smith” and “True Lies” but is nowhere near as good as either.

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