Review of Super Troopers 2 (2018) by Brendan N — 11 Aug 2018

I was one of the fans who handed money over for the crowd funding and I honestly thought the filmmakers might stick to the indie roots but sadly this is one belated sequel that was not required. The film does not have a voice or reason for existing, you can actually see why the studio was reluctant to back the film, the sequel is irrelevant and much like Dumb and Dumber Too, just not required.

One of the biggest issues was the forced humour, you never feel the chemistry that made the original so much fun. I was waiting for this film to end, it just never feels at home like the first film and in places is yet another tired sequel attempting to recapture the same audience which has since moved on.

The audiences showed up, mainly due to the devotion of the first film but sadly I was underwhelmed by this sequel. What could have been something original and clever, just comes across lazy and tiresome.

Recycling jokes from the original was not an inspired choice and sadly this leaves a bad taste in the mouth. The filmmakers should have attempted to breath new life into the franchise after such a long time away, but instead they felt the need to repeat the first film.

12-078-2018.