Review of Ted 2 (2015) by Maksim B — 12 Sep 2015

A most logical sequel to the surprising monster hit of 2012, Ted 2 is more of the same, but raunchier, more offending and sadly, less original than the initial Ted. The overall entertainment value of Seth MacFarlane's movie would fully depend on your personal taste and approach towards the specific type of humor offered in Ted 2. Forgettable and focused more on the teddy bear than on Mark Wahlberg, the second installment offers nothing new, but in the end if you like such kind of comedies you would be satisfied with it.

The story brings the audience one year and half later from the initial events. John Benett (Mark Wahlberg) is divorced while Ted is married to Tami-Lynn. Trying to save their marriage Tami Lynn and Ted decided to have a child but when they try to adopt one it seems that there is a legal issue which is going to be the focus of the whole movie: Ted is not considered a person but an object, a property. John and Ted decide to challenge this in court and for this they team up with the young, beautiful, inexperienced, but pot-loving, lawyer Samantha Jackson (Amanda Seyfried).From then on Ted 2 is the same type of movie as its predecessor with the only difference that this time the plus bear is the focus of the story and not Mark Wahlberg.

In order to find Seth MacFarlane's delivery passable or enjoyable one should really be fine with what he or she is seeing and hearing. The comedy is quite offending exploiting racial, sexual, social stereotypes for the nasty gags and offending jokes. If you enjoyed the first Ted then there is no doubt that you would be having good time with Ted 2 with the minor difference that the feeling of "having seen this" and lack of originality (which is also a totally natural feeling) would remain present throughout all the 115 minutes.