It's hard to remake a cult classic that had Patrick Swayze and Sam Elliot in it, but this one has a somewhat different narrative and Doug Liman directs some epic fight choreography.
Jake Gyllenhaal steps up as usual. The guy is chameleon.
Connor Mcgregor was absolutely brilliant as the bat shit crazy wrecking machine, but it's not a far stretch to say that Conor was just being himself.