Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 Reviews

Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2 overwhelms with frantic action and lame food-related puns, as character development and story depth become leftovers

Full Review | Original Score: 5/10

Like its predecessor, it's not a bad film by any means, but you can feel how hard the filmmakers are trying as they attempt to stretch out a simple story into a feature.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4

The makers of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 spend the first five minutes of their subpar sequel recapping the original, a handy reminder just how inferior Flint Lockwood's second cinematic outing is to his first.

Full Review | Original Score: C

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 is all carbs with no protein to be found.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5

Kids should be entertained by the visuals, and adults can at least take solace in the fact that they're in a dark theater where no one can catch them snoozing. Just make sure you're not a snorer.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5

Like too many sequels, this second helping of Meatballs confuses bigger for better, piling on the action but misplacing much of the original's charm.

Full Review | Original Score: C

This sequel strenuously works to form a total inversion of the first movie's relationship with food.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4

Pretty to look at, but inferior in every other important way.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 is a sequel that wasn't needed and feels like it.

Full Review | Original Score: 51/100

It's visually impressive. However, that script just doesn't have the unexpected magic of the first one.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4

An Undercooked Concoction.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.0/4.0

Whelk, I hope the makers of "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" earned a nice celery, but I'm afraid they made a hash of things. A hash seasoned with oy sauce.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/4

The world of "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2" is a cleverly-conceived one, the design of the film is engaging on all levels, and the voice cast is great. It's the story that fails to engage beyond the glittering surface.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4

There's a serviceable framework to the narrative, but almost everything stands in diminished contrast to the first film.

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The many nods to "Jurassic Park" will more than likely fly over the heads of the film's target audience while hitting adults over their noggins and the Apple/Google-like Live Corp with its Steve Jobs inspired CEO skirts over parody rather than mining it.

Full Review | Original Score: C

The little guys [the filmmakers' target audience] are going to be thrilled with the adventure, the plethora of critters and their bright colors.

Full Review | Original Score: C+

Mostly, "Cloudy 2" relies on the usual noxious recipe for junky kid flicks: loud noise, pop music and poop jokes.

Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/4

Kids will chuckle, for sure. But parents who were pleasantly surprised by the original film's intelligence will miss Lord and Miller's guiding hands, as what once felt so funny now leaves a stale taste.

Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/4

Undiscriminating youngsters may be diverted, but even grownups who were somehow charmed by the original movie will have a hard time swallowing this sorry stew.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5

A humorous yet unfocused romp, so unwilling to settle on a single theme that hyperactivity medication should be handed out with the 3-D glasses.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4