Editing Predator 2 (section)

===Critical response===
{{further|List of accolades received by the Predator film series#Predator 2}}
In 1990, the film's reviews were generally negative, though reviewers were generally impressed by the casting of Danny Glover as an action hero.<ref>{{cite web|title=23 Nov 1990, 226 The Miami Herald|url=https://miamiherald.newspapers.com/image/635791029/?terms=predator&match=1|website=newspaper.com|publisher=[[The Miami Herald]]}}</ref><ref name="WPrev2" /><ref name="WPrev1" /> On review aggregation website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film received an approval rating of 29% based on 38 reviews, with an average rating of 5/10. The site's consensus states: "The thrill of the hunt is gone in this hackneyed sequel."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/predator_2/|title=Predator 2 (1990)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date=January 9, 2025}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a [[weighted arithmetic mean|weighted average]] score of 46 out of 100 based on 18 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/predator-2 |title=Predator 2 Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=May 13, 2018}}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.<ref name="CinemaScore">{{cite web|url=https://cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/|title=CinemaScore|access-date=January 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722041238/https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/|archive-date=July 22, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The reviewers for ''[[The Washington Post]]'' were split: Rita Kempley enjoyed the film, saying that it had "the dismal irony of ''[[RoboCop]]'' and the brooding fatalism of ''[[Blade Runner]]''", and that Glover "brings an unusual depth to the action-adventure and proves fiercely effective as the Predator's new nemesis".<ref name="WPrev1">Rita Kempley, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/predator2rkempley_a0a0b6.htm 'Predator 2'], ''Washington Post'', November 21, 1990, Accessed October 24, 2020.</ref> Desson Howe said the film was "blithely unoriginal" and numbingly violent, but also praised Glover's ability to bring warmth to the center of a cold film.<ref name="WPrev2">Desson Howe, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/predator2rhowe_a0b2be.htm 'Predator 2'], ''Washington Post'', November 23, 1990, Accessed October 24, 2020.</ref>

In her review for ''[[The New York Times]]'', [[Janet Maslin]] called the film "an unbeatable contender" for the "most mindless, mean-spirited action film of the holiday season".<ref name="NYTrev">Janet Maslin, [https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C0CE7DD143FF932A15752C1A966958260 Predator 2 (1990) Review/Film; The Quarry: Humans], ''The New York Times'', November 21, 1990, Accessed January 6, 2011.</ref> ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' critic [[Roger Ebert]], in giving the film two out of four stars, suggested that it represents an "angry and ugly" dream. He said that the creatures' design had racist undertones where "subliminal clues [...] encourage us to subconsciously connect the menace with black males".<ref>{{cite web|last=Ebert|first=Roger|author-link=Roger Ebert|title=Roger Ebert, Film Review for ''Predator 2''|work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/predator-2-1990|date=November 21, 1990|access-date=July 9, 2007}}</ref>