Review of Zoolander 2 (2016) by A T — 22 May 2016

Did I hate Zoolander 2? No. Do I get why people might dislike it? Yes. Probably in the same vein as Anchorman 2, Zoolander 2 doesn't really do much to differentiate itself but I can see how the message is more muddled.

In the original sure Derek Zoolander is an idiot, but you could tell he does just seem to stumble into an action movie and get through it with hilarious effect. In 2, it seems more of an action movie with too many cameos and while that's not the worst thing, it just isn't original as the first.

It doesn't feel like the world of modelling matters and everything seems almost like a cartoon, whereas the original still felt somewhat grounded. The death of Matilda also seemed weird, just a lame excuse to make her just "weirder".

And what was with Mila disguising as Kristen Wiig? Some odd choices aside, the movie weirdly monologues the problems of Zoolander so much, to a point where, he doesn't really resolve the problem of "being old" either.

So really Zoolander 2 is more of a movie saying nothing, but if you were a fan of the original, I think you still could have something to be interested in if low expectations.