Christian Gudegast’s juiced-up “Heat” homage “Den of Thieves” has become a bit of a cult hit in the seven years since it was released, due in large part to co-star Gerard Butler’s boisterously haggard performance as “Big Nick” O’Brien,

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.