Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 Reviews
Top CriticA humorous yet unfocused romp, so unwilling to settle on a single theme that hyperactivity medication should be handed out with the 3-D glasses.
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| Original Score: 2/4
This scrumptious sequel follows the same recipe as the 2009 original.
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| Original Score: 3/4
Honestly, anyone who can pull off a running joke about leeks that does not make you gag, and is in fact a silly delight, deserves props.
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| Original Score: 3.5/5
There's not a surprise or moment of tension to be found here, but the film is all energy and color that makes the discomfort of 3-D glasses seem worth it.
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| Original Score: 2.5/4
It's another brightly rendered effort, but, as the title indicates, a lot of the real creativity seems to have been used up the first time around.
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| Original Score: 2/4
Sometimes so strange, colorful and wildly cute that it may end up becoming a "Yellow Submarine" for a new generation.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Mostly, "Cloudy 2" relies on the usual noxious recipe for junky kid flicks: loud noise, pop music and poop jokes.
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| Original Score: 1.5/4
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.
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| Original Score: 1/4
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.
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| Original Score: 1.5/4
An innocuous time-waster, "Cloudy 2" will surely be a family smash.
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| Original Score: 2.5/4
Some might find these tiresome, but let's just note here that this is a kid movie, and KIDS LOVE PUNS. So they laugh at ''There's a leek in the boat.'' And they laugh even more the second time.
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| Original Score: 3/4
Loud, weird and chaotic - just as kids like it.
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| Original Score: 4/5
It's the rare [sequel] that takes the spirit of the original and runs with it, coming up with something uniquely good in its own right.
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| Original Score: 4/5
Better in every respect than the original "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs."
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| Original Score: 3/4
By the time a marshmallow blinks its goggle-eyes, you may be convinced you've wandered into the ultimate Japanese grocery store - or perhaps snuck in a very special brownie
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| Original Score: B-
At its heart, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 is fun, even if it is occasionally so chaotic it tramples the movie's flow like a herd of stampeding Buffaloafs.
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| Original Score: 3/4
While not as delightfully breezy as the original, an engaging voice cast and hordes of "Foodimals" still manage to serve up a tasty sequel.
If nothing else, the pic's zany tone and manic pace are good for a quick-hit sugar high.
