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Customer Reviews: Average Rating:  Rating :  - Disappointing in all regards
As a stand-alone film, this comedy sucks. As a sequel to a classic, its a cardinal sin. Nothing seems inspired. For shame, Harold Ramis. Its one of those "trying to rehash a classic with bigger concepts and weaker execution" kind of sequels. The first half has some laughs. Jackie Mason gets a few very SMALL chuckles as the Rodney Dangerfield-replacement, but he's likable. Chevy Chase is great, but he can only do so much. His "Ty Webb" character is timeless, but half way through, he's just on autopilot. He famously despises this movie. I wish Robert Stack could have been used better. "Airplane" shows the man is a great deadpan comedian. But the biggest letdown is Dan Aykroyd as the "Carl Spackler"-lite. God, he is unfunny in this. And his brief reunion with SNL castmate Chevy is sad. And I really love Aykroyd's career! The gopher is awful. They consciously tried to make him cheesy in this one. This film lacks the cerebral-juvenile dynamic of the first. The reason the first was so compelling was that it was a small story about a caddy that just happened to be overshadowed by the great characters and subplots. This one tries to focus on the wacky characters and force a lame dramatic element. Even Kenny Loggins returns with the hilariously cheesy, but depressingly uninspired title song. Overall waste of good talented comedians. + See Full Customer Review |  |
