And at the end of it all, when the gags have been depleted, there's a touching core about growing old which is certainly more than you'd expect from this kind of blockbuster, and a welcome bit of heartfelt depth. Even Black, who gets to go large this time around, is on fire, and the later addition of Crazy Rich Asians' Awkwafina is a genius move to spice up the second act - just around the time when audiences might be thinking that this is going to be a long two hours if they just keep going with the same jokes, the film finds a way to keep the surprises coming (hell, even the horse is a clever touch). The swapping is so well done that you almost wonder whether the actors who are being impersonated were asked to act through the script of the entire movie, and the people playing them then watched the videos on repeat to get the mannerisms and little tics just right.
Really exp players can solo a lot of vDLC dungeons. The body-swapping avatar-playing antics of Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan and Jack Black were superbly realised in the belated sequel/soft reboot to the beloved Robin William's original, allowing all four to play not only against type but against gender, enjoying the insanity of Johnson being neurotic and insecure, Gillan shy and self-conscious, Hart a jock-turned-short-ass, and Black drama-queening his way into oblivion.Ģ019's sequel could have merely injected the same teen characters back into - as subtitled - "The Next Level", but returning director Jake Kasdan (yes, son of Lawrence " Empire Strikes Back" Kasdan) takes up writing duties as well here, and turns in a surprisingly thoughtful attempt at cleverly doubling down on the body-swapping mayhem from last time, eschewing formula in favour of something with a little more heart, as well as ripe opportunity for the unlikeliest of actors (Johnson and Hart in particular) to revel in yet another side to their respective performance repertoires, largely thanks to the exquisitely splendid casting of the legends that are Danny DeVito and Danny Glover, who are spliced into a story about friendship, ageing and living your life, and give the "avatar cast" plenty of room to play different characters from last time around.Īn entertaining, hilarious adventure that may not be as good as the original, but at least isn't the same thing repeated on a bigger scale. So people who do not have friends will vote for random dunguans. After the surprisingly hilarious and innovative Welcome to the Jungle, this sequel capitalises on its two Dannys - Glover and DeVito - for even more hilarity.
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