Review of Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) by Cheryl B — 22 Jul 2008

Completely pointless sequel. The classic original is iconic enough without a rerun of the same gags, the same demolition of cars, and the same bloody cameos! Also, the lack of John Belushi is pretty much like Jaws minus a shark! Ackroyd does what he can, and the Battle of the Bands at the end is slightly cool, but really, did anybody at the time really think this would be anything more than just an over-inflated dud? Sometimes, you just can't recreate cinema magic, and this film proves that beyond a doubt!