Freudian analysts, start your engines!

Full disclosure: We still rewatch this at least once a year.

He gets a hunch that the Antwerp job might have been done by his M.I.A.

Gerard Butler and O’Shea Jackson Jr. as in ‘Den of Thieves 2: Pantera.'

Gerard Butler and O’Shea Jackson Jr. as in ‘Den of Thieves 2: Pantera.‘Rico Torres/Lionsgate

main suspect, however, so thanks to some vague favor-trading with that F.B.I.

agent for the first film, he somehow gets international jurisdiction.

Once again, we got ourselves a good ol fashioned cop-vs.-criminal-mastermind standoff!

and a lot of action-movie hot air.

Ditto seeing Jackson unleashing his patented Aw, come on, man!

facial expression while gamely trying to master a fake French accent.

And kudos for that car chase scene through the tunnels of Sardinia!

Congratulations on your European adventure.

Now quit trying to be the nextFast & Furiousand get back to those mean streets, yo.