★★★½
“Another day, another kidnapped husband.”
Despite the name, this is clearly a sequel to Agent Crazy Flower, although it’s showing on the iQIYI channel as Miss Danger 2, because of course it is. The Chinese title seems to get the sequel concept, but the IMDb has it under the name above. The trailer is on YouTube as Miss Agent 2, and searching for that, the results include Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous. So, as ever here, things like cast names are very much on a “best endeavours” basis. What is certain, is the return of Xu as ex-agent Ya Mei, again forced back into action for ATO after her husband Fang Li (Luo) is once more used as leverage against her.
Turns out, he’s an AI expert, and is just the guy the villains in the TNT crime syndicate need to complete their “Fire Phoenix” plan to… Um, I think it’s something to do with draining everyone’s bank account into theirs. But it really doesn’t matter much, trust me. Anyway, Mei has to infiltrate TNT in order to rescue her spouse. Complicating matters significantly, however, is Peach (Nan), a barking mad killer who acts like a cross between The Joker and Anton Chigurh – doing the coin-toss thing to decide who lives and dies. She breaks out of prison, intent on taking vengeance for her brother, whom she believes Ya Mei killed. This comes as a surprise to our heroine, who has no such murderous recollection.
I think it’s safe to say that extra half-star this gets, over its predecessor, can all be laid at the door of Peach. Whenever she’s on screen, the movie seems to find another extra gear, and goes from a decent way to pass the time, to compelling entertainment. Saul (Lei), the leader of TNT, occasionally tries to compete in the “twisted malevolence” department, such as tricking an underling into poisoning his own wife, for no particular reason. But Thor is nothing but cheap, wannabe trash (and also, very much in love with the sound of his own voice) in comparison to Peach, who is likely ranked among the best villains I’ve seen in 2026.
She’s got the style, the charisma, and the complete disregard for human life – her own, as well as anyone else’s. Though it takes a while, we get the expected face-off between her and Ya Mei, and it does not disappoint. I will say, the ending is a bit abrupt. It’s basically a caption saying, “ATO and the local government jointly launched an attack, arresting all personnel involved in the TNT organization,” which has to be the most flagrant breach of “Show, don’t tell” in recent movie history. But until that point, I certainly didn’t feel like my time had been wasted. I’m also just realizing the title might perhaps better be translated as Agent Wild Flower. That would make more sense. But further adventures? Or a Peach spin-off? Don’t mind if they do.
Dir: Huang He
Star: Dongdong Xu, Sheng Nan, Liqun Luo, Zhong Lei
a.k.a. Agent Crazy Flower 2: Peach Killer