Review of Weekend at Bernie's II (1993) by Kj P — 07 Mar 2015

Unlike the film preceding it, "Weekend at Bernie's 2" takes everything that should have at least been a little bit fun and shits all over it. Having Bernie's body brought around by multiple people to create more slap-stick comedy that does not work, having his body dancing to music after being under a spell, and just stupid dialogue and banter between the two lead characters makes it feel so distant from the first film.

Like many dumb comedies, they get lucky if they work once, but hardly ever twice, and to me, the first film barely worked on it's own, so this was entirely unnecessary. I only laughed once, the story is convoluted, the characters motivations are all jumbled, and I felt like I was watching a parody of the first rather than a sequel.

In the end, nobody needs to watch this film. If you are curious about this story, stick with the first, because this will be 90-minutes you'll wish you had back.