Review of Ted 2 (2015) by Lane Z — 26 Aug 2015

I think I laughed more than I should have, but I am convinced is was only during the first 30 minutes of the movie. It's way too long and tries way too hard compared to the first. I understand Seth and the crew were trying to milk everything they could out of Ted considering it was one of the highest grossing R rated films of all time, but not even Mark Wahlberg looked like he wanted to do this. Now I like Marky Mark, but he needs more seasoned roles from this point forward. I understand wanting to get your laughs in with friends and do a side flick here and there, but he hasn't picked many winners lately.

Amanda Seyfreid wasn't bad. She's very likeable and may actually fit into the role of "the girl" better than Mila Kunis does. Sure we get the cameos and reappearances of some of the old cast from the original, but none of it makes sense. In fact, there's a point about an hour in where I honestly wondered if I was watching a movie or a TV episode. There is plenty of Family Guy cut-away-like scenes here that played out too obviously.

Seth MacFarlane hasn't quite doubled up after releasing Ted, and unfortunately I don't know how many more times the audience will give him a shot unless he steps his game up with some new writing and ideas.