Ride Along 2 will
give you a few laughs but in the end will leave you with the question, “What
the hell did I just watch”? The two leads, Ice Cube and Kevin Hart, show that
they still have tremendous chemistry together. They play off each other very
well and they will sell you on their brother relationship. Unfortunately, Ice
Cube is not really strong in the comedy aspect of the movie, so it makes Kevin
Hart carry the load for humor in the film. That can be a good thing but also a
bad thing. While Hart will make you laugh at times, his act sometimes gets old
and stale and will test your patience with the film. Director Tim Story (Fantastic Four) does an awful job in his
use of actress Olivia Munn(Magic Mike),
as she is just there for sexual appearance. Without getting into spoiler
territory, that is her sole purpose to the story, sexual appeal. Ken Jeong (The Hangover) is also a bit wasted as
well. His character is not really fleshed out, you do not learn much about him
or his motives, and most of his jokes fall flat and lifeless. The plot also is
your most generic plot for a buddy cop film. Benjamin Bratt plays the most cliché
type of villain role in the film, and while he is the best part of the movie
(which is not saying much), there is really nothing special about his
character. Finally, the editing in Ride
Along 2 may have been one of the worst editing jobs you will see in a film
for quite some time. There were times where the characters mouth was moving,
seen from a side shot, and the words you hear do not match what his mouth is
saying. That is just laziness, pure and simple as that.
Conclusion:
Ride Along 2 will make you laugh a
few times but all in all, you will want to get off this ride as soon as
possible. It is always hard to make a good sequel to a comedy, and it is even
harder when the 1st film is awful. Ice Cube and Kevin Hart have good
chemistry, while Benjamin Bratt gives an admirable performance. Other than
that, all is bad for Ride Along 2.
The story makes no sense what-so-ever, and the plot is as generic as one could
get. Olivia Munn is regulated to just eye candy, and for the first time in a
while, Ken Jeong is not really likeable in a movie. The editing is god awful, but
is all this really surprising for a sequel to a pretty bad comedy film? Save
your money, Ride Along 2 is not worth
it.
SCORE: 3.7/10 - AWFUL
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