I'm more disappointed than
anything that this movie sucked.
The first one was one of those
movies that was funny the first time around because it was something that
you haven't really seen before, well anyone who was born in the 80's
remembers Groundhog Day. This movie had a pretty hilarious spin on things that was pretty
much kind of newish at the time, so I was thoroughly entertained. But this
second movie failed to capture my attention and appreciation for the actors
involved.
My first problem with this movie
was that John Cusack was nowhere to be found. The thin line with these comedies being
funny and being stupid relies solely on the plot. You have to have the
moments of seriousness to balance out the jokes, that's what makes a great
comedy. With the first one you had John trying to follow the woman of his
dreams and get her, all serious business, then you have the goof balls, will
being goof balls. You didn't have that degree of seriousness with this film.
I mean you had the actors who tried to be serious, but it didn't work out
like they thought it was going to. Although he did make a brief appearance
at the end of the movie, which wasn't enough, I spent the whole duration
telling myself "he's not walking through that door".
The second problem I had with this
movie was the fact that some of the jokes were a tad bit, too far. There
comes a point where the jokes are cool and funny, then it's just like, meh I
could have done without that scene. I laugh at almost everything, and for me
to say that, then you know there had to be something awry in the movie. I'm
not going to say what the joke was because I want you to watch this movie
and judge for yourself, but just know it wasn't my cup of tea.
And the last thing that I had a
problem with was that I felt like it strayed too far from what the original
movie embodied. I mean I know it had basically the same premise, but it got
too complicated, like all time traveling movies have the ability to do, and
it just started taking too many liberties. Like with the first movie I
thoroughly enjoyed the end where he had his renditions of all of the classic
rock songs and what not, the end of this one was just too much and just all
over the place.
I wouldn't recommend this movie to
anyone other than a "hey I'm bored and have some time to kill" kind of deal.
Other than that, this movie is a complete pass, and a sorry attempt at a
sequel. Even with saying all of that, IF they can draw on the magic of the
first movie, I would consider watching the third one. Because we all know
that the second movie in a trilogy is typically the worse one because of the
bridging of the hype and the pay off.
One great thing about this movie
is the fact that it's always a great thing to see the legends on the screen,
aka Chevy Chase.
Did you see this movie, if so, how
did you like it? Leave a comment below
Until next time guys!
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