The Smurfs 2 (2013)
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Critics Consensus: Like its predecessor, Smurfs 2 may amuse small children, but it's largely an unambitious, charm-free collection of slapstick gags and one-liners.
Critics Consensus: Like its predecessor, Smurfs 2 may amuse small children, but it's largely an unambitious, charm-free collection of slapstick gags and one-liners.
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The Smurfs are back with this follow-up to the blockbuster smash hit from 2011. J. David Stem and David Weiss provide the script, from a story they wrote with Jay Scherick and David Ronn. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi- Rating:
- PG (for some rude humor and action)
- Genre:
- Comedy , Animation
- Directed By:
- Raja Gosnell
- Written By:
- David N. Weiss , Karey Kirkpatrick
- In Theaters:
- Jul 31, 2013 Wide
- On DVD:
- Dec 3, 2013
- US Box Office:
- $71.0M
Cast
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Hank Azaria
as Gargamel -
Neil Patrick Harris
as Patrick -
Brendan Gleeson
as Victor -
Jayma Mays
as Grace -
Christina Ricci
as Vexy -
Sofía Vergara
as Odile
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All Critics (87) | Top Critics (27) | Fresh (12) | Rotten (75)
Yes, this is the point in the summer when I outsource my critical judgment to my kids.
"The Smurfs 2" probably isn't any worse than you might expect. On the other hand, it's almost certainly not any better.
Not so much of a film as it is a collection of images and sounds that bludgeon you.
It would be too much to say that there's a good movie somewhere inside Smurfs 2 looking to get out. But it wouldn't be too much to say that sometimes, the movie we do have tries harder than we might expect.
The trouble with this stunted sequel is that the doughy, blobby-hatted Smurfs are mostly window dressing for an abrasive slapstick bash built around a tiresome kidnap plot ...
Only adults with 'Smurf-holm syndrome' could love this film.
Yay! The Smurfs are back - bigger, bolder and bluer than ever. It's fun fun fun, a more-than-worthy, hyper-energetic sequel to the fabulous first film...It's all wonderful fantasy nonsense, delivered fast and with plenty of self-consciously cheap laughs.
IT'S a rarity, but it's nice when a sequel learns from the mistakes of its predecessor.
While the 2011 Smurfs movie set in New York was filled with blue-tinged charm and cute-dom, the follow-up in Paris lacks the sweet innocence from the last time around, resulting in a yarn that is overblown and a bit of a yawn
The early-elementary-school-age kids in the auditorium will certainly shut up for ninety minutes, but just about anyone outside of that demographic will find attention wandering.
This follow-up is driven solely by financial motives, and available in 3D, of course.
Smurftastically stupid. Here's a sequel to a movie we didn't care about the first time around. It's enough to make you blue.
I took my inner-5-year-old to see The Smurfs 2 and what happened? The little weasel sneaked out of the theater and went to watch something else.
In this obnoxiously peppy 3D sequel, "smurf" is an all-purpose prefix that the anaemic script uses when words fail. Which is often.
'Smurfs 2' joins many other live action/animation mixes as an average outing for the smaller fry.
Everything that was right with the first one is wrong with the second one.
At this week's preview screening, a young girl who apparently was experiencing her first 3D movie complained: 'It's in my face!' Child, I feel your pain.
Audiences who want something more than lazy puns and the word "Smurf " used every few seconds as though some weird contractual obligation existed should look elsewhere for entertainment.
it's not excruciating like the previous film
A slight improvement on its predecessor but also the cinematic equivalent of a cynical studio executive's checklist of items that need to be included in a Smurf movie.
Once the early 3D novelty value is all but forgotten, it's clear these Smurfs don't have the staying power of Alvin And The Chipmunks.
It's not a masterpiece, but it isn't supposed to be. It is, however, a perfectly pleasant film for young children.
The sonorous voice of the late Winters in the role of wise Papa Smurf will have old-timers pine for the zaniness that comic genius could inspire in his prime. If only The Smurfs 2 had a smidgen of that madness.
Why the Smurf do we need The Smurfs 2?
The Smurfs 2 reaches an apex, of sorts, when Brendan Gleeson plummets from the sky into a dumpster, entirely naked and covered in Smurfs.
Audience Reviews for The Smurfs 2
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Good for kids, bad for adults! While I have seen a fair number of kids movies over my time, I ,like one of the other reviewers, found the movie boring and did not enjoy. There's no point in pulling punches here because, let's face it, these movies are meant as a distraction for kids. The jokes are bad, the acting is cheesy and the story isn't complicated. The whole point of the first film was to be something that will dazzle children with jokes only kids can laugh at and some brightly colored characters dancing across the screen. The formula for this sequel doesn't change that. The only real difference I saw in this one was that it looked like the writers were trying to add a little more heart to the story by throwing in heavy elements of belonging and family. Once again, this movie is intended to bring smiles to little kids who still think boogers are the height of cuisine but, at least, the film felt like it was trying to make some improvements and strides to make this a better family film than the last one...also, the special effects are still decent, so it has that going for it.
The evil wizard Gargamel creates a couple of mischievous Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties that he hopes will let him harness the all-powerful, magical Smurf-essence. But when he discovers that only a real Smurf can give him what he wants, and only a secret spell that Smurfette knows can turn the Naughties into real Smurfs, Gargamel kidnaps Smurfette and brings her to Paris, where he has been winning the adoration of millions as the worldıs greatest sorcerer. It's up to Papa, Clumsy, Grouchy, and Vanity to return to our world, reunite with their human friends Patrick and Grace Winslow, and rescue her! Will Smurfette, who has always felt different from the other Smurfs, find a new connection with the Naughties Vexy and Hackus or will the Smurfs convince her that their love for her is True Blue?
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La la la-la la, The Smurfs 2 sucks. There's nothing too juvenile or stupid for this movie, no joke that's too low-brow or cartoonish. With absolutely no respect for its audience, The Smurfs 2 is a horrible smurf-tastrophe.
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Hank Azaria is the best reason to watch these Smurf films. He steals the show as Gargamel. He reminds me of Dr. Evil from the Austin Powers films. Overall, I had the same reaction to this film as I did the original. It is cute and has some good moments. I only recommend the film, for Azaria's performance in it.
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The Smurfs 2 Quotes
- Vanity Smurf:
- A friendly socialist.
- Grouchy Smurf:
- No. She's with Gargamel.
- Victor:
- I'm just smurf-ing with you.
- Papa Smurf:
- Smurf-xactly.
- Papa Smurf:
- It doesn't matter where you come from, what matters is what you choose to be.
- Hackus:
- Pick Me! Pick Me
- Gargamel:
- Moron.
- Hackus:
- Oh yay.
- Gargamel:
- Bring me Smurfette.
- Vexy:
- I'll do it.
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