Christian Gudegast's sequel ups the stupidity of the cat-and-mouse thriller that preceded it en route to becoming far more entertaining than it had any right to be. A mere seven years later, “Den of Thieves 2: Pantera” rolled into our lives with almost as many red flags as the Chicago Bears’ coaching vacancy.

Gerard Butler and O’Shea Jackson Jr., adversaries in the original film, now buddy up to steal some diamonds in France.

Den Of Thieves delivered the goods (as a kind of junior version of Michael Mann’s classic Heat which matched De Niro and Pacino) and a ballsy attempt to rob the unrobbable Los Angeles Federal Reserve.