Zoolander No. 2

I haven’t seen a cringier comedy for a long time, which I didn’t expect at all. And I must say that I didn’t even expect anything of the Zoolander sequel by default, since the first one years ago didn’t really excite me either. But people change, the times change and I thought that maybe, I could be a little bit more lenient with this kind of humor. But not only did Ben Stiller shoot total garbage, which could have been expected, it was also incredibly cringey, which I didn’t anticipate. When I was watching the movie, I felt embarrassed for him, and that doesn’t really happen often. At least Owen Wilson was there as Hansel and looked like he was actually from this world. (12.11.2016)

As a big fan of the first Zoolander, I was really looking forward to the second installment, but this? If it hadn’t been for the cast, I wouldn't have given any stars to this pathetic attempt to follow up the first installment. Mind-numbingly boring, nothing works, the script is terrible, the jokes aren’t funny, absolutely zero originality. This is what tea would taste like if you re-used the same bag 10 times. (22.06.2016)

Zoolander 2 is an unbelievably crazy and colourful madness, in which so many familiar faces appear during the 100-minute running time that you can't even keep track of it. The biggest downside was the fact that I only laughed my heart out about twice, otherwise it was more of an automatic smirk, which is a bit of a problem with comedy, but the truth is that I was never a fan of the first movie, so the mere thought that it was a stellar return after fifteen long years was enough to satisfy me. If there was a ten-star scale, I'd give it five out of ten – this way, it's only two stars, but with a plus. In short, a film that despite my low rating isn't bad, I just underestimated its humour and had an inappropriate course that I didn't quite like, but I still digested it, and without pain. (21.02.2016)

Sometimes it’s a little thinner than the first one, sometimes there’s "more of the same" and as a result it’s outrageous fun, if Zoolander's very specific style of humor combining goofiness, sophistication, bizarre craziness and absurdity is your thing. In any case, it is a shot in the dark for those who liked the first Zoolander. The sequel is something very similar - total mischief filmed by people who have significant filmmaking skills, are not stupid, have a sense of comedic timing and a variety of humor styles from comedians to serious faces through manic creation, to all of the possible subtypes of satire and parody. The film has a slower start, there are a few dead spots and not all of the jokes work, but I laughed almost continuously during the last twenty minutes. (15.02.2016)

Zoolander 2: The central plot of the film is who killed Justin Bieber!!! Really? This is probably the biggest failure I've seen in a long time. Everyone overacts and and nobody is funny, on the contrary, I was ashamed of the performances many times. I only laughed about one time and that was with the very first line. Penelope Cruz's English is in places more terrifying than the film itself. Ben Stiller dropped to 0. 1* for the cameos by Susan Boyle and Katy Perry. Poor, barely watchable. 15%. (15.05.2016)