I have to be honest, the review sounds like it walked it with bad expectations then just reinforced them. Honestly, Now you See Me was on of the most interesting movie concepts I have seen. I really enjoyed that movie. It had the same effect that magic is supposed to have. I spent the entire movie wondering if they somehow gained magic powers, which is what you are supposed to wonder with magic. You know it's fake, but with a good magician you can't find the hole, you can't see how it's done. That movie elicited the same feelings. If I had to guess, the reviewer is probably a cynical jerk who hates a good magic show (I kid, I kid).
Don't get me wrong, I haven't seen it. But since this is reviewed as being "slightly better" than the first, then I'm pretty sure I will probably enjoy it. But, to be fair: Opinions, what bitches they can be.