Average Rating: 2.7/10
Reviews Counted: 45
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 42
A low-brow comedy, minus the comedy.
Average Rating: 2.9/10
Critic Reviews: 18
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 17
A low-brow comedy, minus the comedy.
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Average Rating: 2.9/5
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The protégé of the most skilled mischief maker in college history sets his sights on England's prestigious Camden University to offer an informative course in advanced-level shenanigans in this sequel to the 2002 Ryan Reynolds hit that finds that film's co-star Kal Penn crossing the pond to realize his true party potential. Van Wilder's former assistant has learned the ways of the master, and now he's prepared to share his newfound knowledge with the stuffy students of the school known more for
Dec 1, 2006 Wide
Mar 27, 2007
$3.8M
MGM
All Critics (45) | Top Critics (18) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (43) | DVD (13)
This is shocking only for its tepidness; except for some raunchy language, it's ready-made for basic cable.
Penn is capable of so much more.
Everything old is old again in this rickety extension of 2002's already rickety Van Wilder.
Taj plays like a very bad combination of Revenge of the Nerds and Harry Potter.
Britain and India face off in National Lampoon's Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj, a strained attempt to transplant the American campus comedy to more uptight shores.
Van Wilder 2's sense of numbing familiarity is not enhanced by director Mort Nathan's apparent unfamiliarity with the entire filmmaking process.
Lame, horrid sequel is even worse than the first.
Screw Tara Reid! Who needs her in this movie. We've got a cockney girl with huge knockers.
prefers to dwell in deep direct-to-DVD juvenility.
This tacky teensploit trades in inscrutable idioms and cockney accents likely to be lost on an American audience. Even the ethnic humor seems oddly inappropriate, with most of it directed at Taj's heritage.
Penn sports little of the squirrelly charm evidenced by the original Van Wilder star, Ryan Reynolds.
National Lampoon recycles countless collegiate comedies for this spin-off sequel.
From haphazard editing to clueless cinematography to godawful acting to gaping plot holes to zero laughs to low production values, this sorry sequel has all the earmarks of your classic 'take the money and run' ripoff.
...original star Ryan Reynolds wisely took a pass on coming back for more...
Granted, it's still ****, but with a sweeter odor than usual.
There was a hedonistic amorality and joyous celebration of privilege in the first Van Wilder that's missing from its sequel. That's fine with me. I hated that movie.
Pretty funny.
June 23, 2011Super Reviewer
Im sorry i just... i JUST dont have the energy for this one.
August 4, 2009Super Reviewer
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