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2013's Grown-Ups 2 is one of those inane movie comedies that so painfully reminds us why sequels have become a poison that is quietly and methodically destroying Hollywood.
Don't get me wrong, the first film was no masterpiece either, a pointless comedy about a Hollywood screenwriter (Adam Sandler) who is reunited with three childhood friends (Chris Rock, David Spade, Kevin James). In the sequel, Sandler has decided to move back to his childhood hometown with his wife (Selma Hayek) and his three kids to give them a normal lifestyle but it turns out that life in hometown is anything but.
God, I don't even know where to begin here...once again, Sandler has gathered all of his Hollywood buddies together for this big inside joke that deals with crazy bus drivers, bullies past and present, emotionally insecure cops, and some really arrogant frat kids who have taken over our heroes' favorite childhood hangout.
Sandler, his fave director Dennis Dugan and co-screenwriter Fred Wolf have mounted an episodic comedy that provides sporadic laughs and makes little sense, filled with wild slapstick moments that almost don't remain in the scope of reality, including an opening scene involving a deer that makes no sense at all.
If, nothing else, Sandler and his buddies do appear to be having a good time here,,,wish I could say the same. One of the worst sequels ever.
2013's Grown-Ups 2 is one of those inane movie comedies that so painfully reminds us why sequels have become a poison that is quietly and methodically destroying Hollywood.
Don't get me wrong, the first film was no masterpiece either, a pointless comedy about a Hollywood screenwriter (Adam Sandler) who is reunited with three childhood friends (Chris Rock, David Spade, Kevin James). In the sequel, Sandler has decided to move back to his childhood hometown with his wife (Selma Hayek) and his three kids to give them a normal lifestyle but it turns out that life in hometown is anything but.
God, I don't even know where to begin here...once again, Sandler has gathered all of his Hollywood buddies together for this big inside joke that deals with crazy bus drivers, bullies past and present, emotionally insecure cops, and some really arrogant frat kids who have taken over our heroes' favorite childhood hangout.
Sandler, his fave director Dennis Dugan and co-screenwriter Fred Wolf have mounted an episodic comedy that provides sporadic laughs and makes little sense, filled with wild slapstick moments that almost don't remain in the scope of reality, including an opening scene involving a deer that makes no sense at all.
If, nothing else, Sandler and his buddies do appear to be having a good time here,,,wish I could say the same. One of the worst sequels ever.