Review of Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser (2015) by Thequietgamer — 17 Aug 2015

The backwoods, simple-minded humor of Joe Dirt is back in a sequel that does a pretty good job of capturing what fans liked about the original. If you liked that movie you should like this sequel. David Spade shows that a little more of the same isn't always a bad thing.

Perhaps there wasn't a really good reason to return to the character, but quite a few good jokes are able to be squeezed out of the concept. Some gags do drag on for a little too long though. As a result the initial amusement those particular scenarios had ends up getting snuffed out. It seems like the writers ride those jokes even when the tank is on empty. The movie also falls prey to going too juvenile. Was it really necessary to have an extended fart joke section early on? Or at all? It's moments like these that do drag the film down. However moments of stupid brilliance can lead to plenty of laughs, whether they be guilty or not.

Simply put, this is more Joe Dirt. It's not quite as funny as the original, but it still captures the same style of humor so it should bring laughs to those who enjoyed the first movie. With plenty of throwbacks thrown in it is a movie that really seems made for the fans. It's nice to see an actor have so much love for the character and his fans, even if his shtick here can feel a little stale at times. With Spade bringing more of what made Joe Dirt funny to so many and a show-stealing, hilarious Patrick Warburton, this is a sequel worth watching. So long as you were a fan of the original and/or can put up with some juvenile and dumb humor.