Poor first half of the movie, pretty damn funny second half. Mugatu is on hot form in the final act
Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson are back on the runway as male models Derek Zoolander and Hansel, perhaps sporting a few extra wrinkles around the eyes. The original Zoolander was a sleeper hit, pulling a shocking number of laughs from what seemed like a very thin concept, and its delayed sequel, unfortunately, pales in comparison.
Like many folllow-up efforts from the same genre (Austin Powers and The Hangover, I'm looking at you here) Zoolander 2 falls into the trap of constantly re-hashing the gags that worked the first time. Why innovate when the well's right there waiting for your return, after all? What new material it does bring to the screen is often good for a chuckle, but not deep enough to mine for richer material. Benedict Cumberbatch's gender-bending role as a competing supermodel is a great example. We get about three minutes of big laughs from the character, but then he's spent and is cast aside. Even the returning faces seem lighter and less interesting, particularly Will Ferrell's big-haired fashion mogul, Mugatu. They're propped up with sight gags and cheap one-liners, but there's no masking the lack of inspiration in their writing and performance.
Humor arrives in sprinkles throughout this film, like a series of not-quite-ready pitches for an upcoming episode of SNL, but that's not good enough to make up for a bland, obvious storyline and an aimless, meandering pair of central character arcs. Pointless and under-cooked, or maybe over-cooked, considering how long it was left to incubate. Whatever the cause, it's a swing and a miss.
All the silliness you'd expect from Stiller and Wilson. It was as expected and worth the [silly] watch.
15 minutes of this was all i could stand.
Jesus Christ, this is so bad i wont even rate it.
It looked promising until somewhat in the middle, where it became too strange and boring for me. I really can't derive any pleasure out of it, was there supposed to be some deeper meaning? If yes, I totally missed it
I can not overcome the trailer. It will cost me much to see Benedict in this role. It will be too weird. Sometimes players are loose chignon in those movies for just enjoy it. Spoiler Alert: Bieber dies xD
Enjoyable to me, mostly in a so bad its good kind of way. "All" character was kind of offensive I took a whole point off for that.
I expected better! convoluted plot. in some scenes there are elements out of place.
I expected better! convoluted plot. in some scenes there are elements out of place. uber what makes the Polo?
I expected better! convoluted plot. in some scenes there are elements out of place. uber what makes the Polo? or orgy with the little girl and her family?
I expected better! convoluted plot. in some scenes there are elements out of place. uber what makes the Polo? or orgy with the little girl and her family?
First of all, I always feel like this movie came out quite recently but it's been 8 years?! HowToStopTime.com
I wasn't a big fan of the first one and with the low rating of this one, I feared the worst but I actually really enjoyed it. Lots of funny cameos, Bieber and Cumberbatch being the best ones.
I also really liked the over-the-top story and action and I could appreciate the silly humour.
Ruining the memory of the original cult hit, Zoolander 2 completely sh*ts itself. After a series of celebrity murders Interpol recruits former fashion models Derek Zoolander and Hansel to help them in exchange for helping Derek find his estranged son. The ridiculously dumb comedy and fashion satire of the first film is multiplied times ten here and it doesn’t work at all. Without any straight characters to ground it, the whole thing becomes total looney tunes. Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson easily slip back into their roles, but the rest of the cast is piss-poor (including Will Ferrell who returns as Mugatu). Zoolander 2 isn’t without laughs, but it’s just too insultingly stupid (and not in a fun way).
Let's start with the beginning, that motherfucker Justin Beiber as I saw his face on my screen I knew this it's gonna be a shitshow which.....spoiler alert..... is, how Hansel not knowing what a computer is to using a cell phone, and how he's an aggressive man filled with anger, I thought he was the calming one who comforts everyone, and I kept my hopes up but at 15 minute mark I haven't had a single laugh it's ok but after 30 minutes nothing not a single laugh, The Zoolander is dorky silly stupid but with this one they got one thing which is "stupid", and they make themselves behind the camera.
Not all that far adrift from the original, for me.
I would class 'Zoolander 2' as a step below its predecessor, but there's not much between them in my opinion - admittedly, I only found the first film to be marginally passable. It starts off well, I was liking the opening few scenes. That interest of mine definitely waned as the run time went by, though there's still enough there to avoid proper boredom.
Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell and Penélope Cruz make the film watchable enough. Cyrus Arnold does alright as the kid, while the numerous cameos are minorly amusing to see. I can't say it's a film I enjoyed or that I'd rewatch, but I didn't find it be all that bad either.
It's a bad movie but a lot of the jokes were fucking funny. The "fattening" of Derek Zoolander's son alone fucking killed me but the majority was just appealing to nostalgia. Also Justin Theroux not being a model is weird since he's in better shape than everyone
I found more humor and enjoyment just by looking at the battery of my phone.
Don't watch this shite as a film, flip through the cameos like a yearbook from an aughts high-school.
Benedict Cumberbatch is the best part of the movie in my opinion.
I did not expect much, but it's bad
Ooh, gurl, what is you doing...
I liked the first Zoolander movie, but this is just a mess. To be honest, I only really liked the cameos.
Quite possibly the worst movie I've ever watched.
None of the jokes connected with me, and it was way too over the top.
Their wasn't even any subtle digs at how sequels years later are bad, it was just straight up bad.
Pensé que sería mejor que la uno, pero falto más trama, algunas cosas no pegaban ni juntaban, creo que pudo ser mejor
I mean, I expected this to be bad going into it but this... this was something else.
This seasons look is Bored Face, this is a painfully unfunny sequel to the overrated original.
At least its not a Ben Stillers movie.
Benedict Cumberbatch as a trans model and Todd the black gay button presser is the best part! The others are just meh. Same old slapstick, corny comedy. if you even want to call it "comedy". Please don't make another sequel for the sake of humanity.
All stole the movie. Benedict Cumberbatch as a no eyebrow trans? model is just amazing.
one massive mess of a bad movie. Only the guest-stars and cameos were the best part of the film. Penelope Cruz is still my top unlikable actress
Meh i dunno why this gets so much hate, I kinda liked it!
Mi aspettavo di meglio :( trama contorta
Shout by Bugs1972BlockedParent2016-06-08T12:03:17Z
Watched it, but wish i didn't. Very bad.