Denzel Washington resurrects as the ghost of Frank Lucas—older, wiser, out of the joint but dragged back by blood when his estranged son Marcus (John David Washington, channeling that raw fire) dives headfirst into a brutal new drug inferno torching Harlem’s heart. Enter Idris Elba as the silver-tongued kingpin puppeteer and Mahershala Ali’s crooked cop with a conscience—power plays, backstabs, and family fractures that cut deeper than any blade.

Pulse-racing raids through neon-lit alleys, tense diner sit-downs exploding into shootouts, and that gut-wrenching father-son glare-down over legacy vs. survival. Ridley’s rumored back directing? The vibes scream Oscar gold wrapped in grit—ambition’s curse, crime’s endless loop, redemption’s razor edge. This ain’t a sequel; it’s the reckoning we didn’t know we needed.

Verdict: 9.3/10 – Kings fall, but blood runs thicker than the streets

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