Big Momma's House 2 (2006)

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This is funny mostly for its brazen disregard of common sense -- specifically, the idea that elaborate full-body prosthetic makeup could be slapped on in seconds by a cop on the run.

March 7, 2007 Full Review

J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

Top Critic

If Lawrence makes you laugh, you'd be better off watching him do stand-up.

June 24, 2006 Full Review

Anna Smith

Time Out

Top Critic

As warmhearted as the original.

January 31, 2006 Full Review | Comment (1)

R. Emmet Sweeney

Village Voice

Top Critic

Big Momma may be larger than life, but the shtick is older than old.

January 27, 2006 Full Review

Lisa Rose

Newark Star-Ledger

Top Critic

Probably review-proof for openers, pic is so episodic and flat it should be a letdown even to those amused by the original.

January 27, 2006 Full Review

Brian Lowry

Variety

Top Critic

A partial list of things that are more amusing than Big Momma's House 2: Beverly Hills Cop, Fletch, the original Big Momma's House, every sitcom currently on TV, open-heart surgery.

January 27, 2006

Kyle Smith

New York Post

Top Critic

It's thin, but enough to make you forget the cold for 90 minutes.

April 23, 2009 Full Review

Tom Meek

Boston Phoenix

Even in the visually arresting fat-suit Martin Lawrence extracts very few chuckles due to Don Rhymer's awful script and John Whitesell's flimsy direction.

April 16, 2009 Full Review

Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

A truly insipid affair that makes the first film seem like classic comedy.

January 15, 2008 Full Review

Garth Franklin

Dark Horizons

Robin Williams, to his eternal credit, never came up with a Mrs. Doubtfire sequel.

March 1, 2007 Full Review

David Noh

Film Journal International

No logic, no laughs, a classic 'take-the-money-and-run' sequel which had me praying for a projector malfunction or some other excuse to leave the theater early.

February 19, 2007 Full Review

Kam Williams

Upstage Magazine

It's mildly, amiably funny, in a juvenile way.

July 1, 2006 Full Review

Philippa Hawker

Sydney Morning Herald

Lawrence has his moments, mostly when he's not dressed up as Big Momma; he's progressed to the point where he deserves a better vehicle than this. Long is wasted, appearing in only a handful of scenes.

May 12, 2006 Full Review

Jim Lane

Sacramento News & Review

Guys who direct snuff flicks in the slums of Khazakstan probably look at Big Momma's House 2 and think "Hey, I'm not such a terrible filmmaker after all!"

April 30, 2006 Full Review

Scott Weinberg

DVDTalk.com

So desperate that barely a half hour passes before we get the inevitable jokes about Dr. Phil, Oprah, Al Sharpton, Tupac and Billy Dee.

April 21, 2006

John Beifuss

Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

Martin, please stop making films.

April 1, 2006 Full Review

Kim Newman

Empire Magazine

Martin Lawrence continues to run around in a fatsuit impersonating a sassy obese grandma in order to take down criminals and slaver over beautiful women.

March 4, 2006 Full Review

Christine James

Boxoffice Magazine

• 1. Malcolm / Big Momma: When she put clothes in the trash.
  – Submitted by Katherine R (8 months ago)
• 1. Malcolm / Big Momma: When she gave tequila to dog name pancho.
  – Submitted by Katherine R (8 months ago)
• 1. Carrie: Big Momma even made Poncho happy!
  – Submitted by Anthony A (16 months ago)
• 1. Malcolm / Big Momma: And keep a lookout! You never know when Big Momma might be back!
  – Submitted by Anthony A (18 months ago)
• 1. Stewart: What do you think I'm trying to do, get free HBO? This stuff's hard!
  – Submitted by Chris P (2 years ago)
• 1. Carrie: Look! Big Momma even made Poncho happy!
  – Submitted by Chris P (2 years ago)

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