Selfaware but not quite there.
I came into the film expecting to suck. Heck even the movie itself joked about how bad sequels are. I found it ironic, very selfaware at that point.
The biggest issue with the film is the writing it feels nothing like the original too much in your face humor too much slapstick. It's more akin to the latest Ghostbusters scenario. It is definitely hard to write a sequel.
What the film got right was the homage to the original cast. I was very much impressed with the patience and dedication to deliver that package.
Let me discuss the original for a quick moment the jokes in the original were "slap stick-ish" but they had weight that carried the plot. Either tying to the character or acted as setup for a follow joke. Even Adam Sandler films have setups. His movies aren't great but they are a proven formula. The most important thing about comedy is acheiving silly yet cerebral. This movie completely missed the target.
Why did it miss the target? It had some of the best comedic professionals ever! The beginning was probably the best written part and as it progressed just got muddied with weird out of place cartoonish characters and by the time it acheived any feelings it was too stupid to care about.
Writing = Bad Acting = Superb Cinematography = Okay Set Design = Great
5.5 / 10
The biggest issue with the film is the writing it feels nothing like the original too much in your face humor too much slapstick. It's more akin to the latest Ghostbusters scenario. It is definitely hard to write a sequel.
What the film got right was the homage to the original cast. I was very much impressed with the patience and dedication to deliver that package.
Let me discuss the original for a quick moment the jokes in the original were "slap stick-ish" but they had weight that carried the plot. Either tying to the character or acted as setup for a follow joke. Even Adam Sandler films have setups. His movies aren't great but they are a proven formula. The most important thing about comedy is acheiving silly yet cerebral. This movie completely missed the target.
Why did it miss the target? It had some of the best comedic professionals ever! The beginning was probably the best written part and as it progressed just got muddied with weird out of place cartoonish characters and by the time it acheived any feelings it was too stupid to care about.
Writing = Bad Acting = Superb Cinematography = Okay Set Design = Great
5.5 / 10
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