Good Burger 2

Saw another review talking about the "magic" of the first film and how (basically) this movie is a disgrace to the "good burger" name but... come on.... the first movie wasn't really that great either. Ya im sure I enjoyed it more cause I was a kid and if I let myself be blinded by nostalgia I would hate this movie in comparison but both movies have the same ridiculous plot, silliness, corny acting, and over the top childish humor.

I actually kinda enjoyed watching it even though it definitely doesn't deserve anything above a 6/10 - the first movie had some special charm but let's not pretend it was a masterpiece. I actually expected this movie to be really bad so I went in with low expectations but about halfway through I realized it's actually pretty spot on quality wise when compared with the first movie.

That "special charm" of the first movie probably had everything to do with the time it came out and the fact that I was a kid then and that's the target audience! Sure there were some really memorable scenes from the first one but if I really go back and analyze I can't say it was really thaaat much better than this. I'd say the 1st was 6.5/10 (probably a 9/10 in my kid brain) so only a little bit better - I rewatched it in recent years and remember being really underwhelmed and thinking "this didn't age well" and "this was all so much better in my memory."

Point is... its about what you would expect.

Twenty-six years after successfully taking advantage of his partner's secret sauce, "Dexter Reed" (Kenan Thompson) is still trying to make a fortune off of get-rich-quick schemes. However, when his latest scheme ends up burning his house down and leaving him homeless, he turns to his old colleague "Ed" (Kel Mitchell) for a job and a place to stay. Naturally, being the nice person that he is, Ed quickly opens up his home and his heart to his old friend and even allows him to return to his old job at Good Burger. Yet even though he is genuinely thankful for Ed's assistance, Dexter's ambitions soon get the better of him as he subsequently negotiates with a powerful businessman named "Cecil McNevin" (Lil Rel Howery) to convince Ed to sell his rights to Good Burger over to Cecil in order to franchise the restaurant worldwide. Being an extremely trusting person, Ed follows Dexter's advice and signs the contract Cecil gives to him. What neither of them realize, however, is just how dishonest Cecil actually is--and this will have catastrophic consequences for the two of them. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that this sequel turned out to be a little bit better than I initially thought it would. To further elaborate, I thought that the first film seemed rather erratic in nature--with some scenes being quite good, while other scenes weren't nearly as effective. This sequel, on the other hand, was more evenly balanced and seemed more polished. That being said, while I don't think the sequel was better than the original film, it wasn't necessarily any worse either, and I have rated it accordingly. Average.

If you grew up watching Keenan and kel, All that, and good burger then you will like this movie. Its not going to win any awards but it made me laugh quite a bit with kels stupid antics. Without spoilers there's some epic non good burger cameos that I really appreciated. It's a stupid movie with a whole bunch of stupid jokes based around a really stupid concept in the first place. I really enjoyed it and a firm 3/5 stars is respectable for what it was and could be. It was just great to see both of them dudes back at it and honestly Kel stole the show! This movie was creatively great! So much nostalgia.

After watching the original one, I was excited for the sequel. I had kept my expectations low as I was not sure about the sequel.

For me, the movie was both silly and fun. The story was simple and childish (which it was meant to be) and story's concept was same as the original, the screenplay was an improvement over the original, the direction was simple and good and the performances were good. The humour was uneven, somewhere you laugh and somewhere the jokes fail to make you laugh.

Overall, it is a childish silly movie which is enjoyable to watch with your friends and family just like the original.

Look this isn't a perfect flick. If you don't have a fondness for the original it's probably going to be downright silly and not very good.

But it has a ton of heart and nails the overall vibe of its first movie much much better than most sequels that come out 20 years later do. It's clearly made as a labor of love for the fans and for the performers to enjoy themselves and catch up with friends.

It's obvious nobody got paid massive amounts of money for this - in fact the budget may be even lower than the original. But who cares! The jokes are still the same, the actors are still bringing it and enjoying themselves, and the whole thing is just like the first - a fun way to spend 90mins laughing at simple jokes and watch kenan/kel absolutely kill it.

They're great in the leads and it's like nothing has changed between them despite everyone being quite a bit older. Just go in knowing its very simple and cheap, but also tries its hardest to keep up the spirit of the original.