Review of How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) by Rabih H — 09 Feb 2015

Cute but not great. It's a half decent effort from Dreamworks, but not in the Pixar league...

This review of How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) was written by Rabih H on 09 Feb 2015.

How to Train Your Dragon 2 has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Kevin H (1,172) on 25 Jan 2018

90/100 How to Train Your Dragon 2 keeps much of the original's charm, offering a story of adventure and fantasy so entertaining to watch, occasionally…

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By Justin J (698) on 14 Dec 2017

This movie was just ok. I had high hopes but it is not as good as the first one though I hope future iterations will have a stronger story…

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By Parisa R (1) on 27 Jul 2018

Beautiful movie made with beautiful story. Perfect film to watch with your family. As a sequel, it blasted this time…

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By Francisco L (579) on 01 Aug 2018

Keeping the low level of the first movie, How to Train Your Dragon 2 isn't very compelling, but it may please the fans of the first movie…

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By Cathryn M (7) on 15 Dec 2018

Most movies flail and die in a sequel, not this one! Even better than the first movie…

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