Review of Rio 2 (2014) by Sol C — 07 May 2014
I wasn't a fan of the first Rio film and I am not a fan of this one either. They needed a rewrite. There is too much going on. Also they are doing a lot of musical numbers in this sequel. That is more than what was in the original Rio. The film is unfocused. There is 3 stories going on: 1) Blu's story, 2) Linda's story, and 3) Nigel's revenge story. All 3 stories don't mix well together.
The film kind of reminded me of the movie, Meet the Parents. I thought they would cast Robert Deniro as Jewel's dad. Instead they casted Andy Garcia. The film also reminded me of the animated films Madagascar 2 and Open Season (especially the big finale of the animals fighting the humans).
Jermaine Clement steals the film as Nigel. He has some of the best lines in the film. They should give him, his own spin off film. Kristin Chenoweth is also very good here. The other voice actors were ok.
The film did have some funny and cute moments like when they were auditioning talent and the soccer style game that Blu gets to play in.
This review of Rio 2 (2014) was written by Sol C on 07 May 2014.
Rio 2 has generally received mixed reviews.
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