Bad Santa 2 — So much better than I would have ever thought — 7*/10
- Overall: If you can get through the first 30 minutes, then you'll discover a twisted crass comedy.
- Who is it for? Anyone that's not too easily offended. You'll have a lot of fun.
- Synopsis & information: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1798603/
- Known actors: Billy Bob Thornton, Kathy Bates, Tony Cox and Christina Hendricks.
- Cameos: Mike Starr.
- Setting: Low-life criminals.
- Style: Irreverent crass criminal comedy.
- Intro: Very bad. You can think of all the worst clichés about a sequel you can imagine and they've all been put there. The first 30 minutes is awful and pathetic.
- Story: Once you get over the boring big hump in the beginning, then you get to the juicy funny part. It's a riot, it doesn't care what it's doing, it's very much sex-positive, very empowering for women and there's plenty of surprises.
- Ending: I liked the final twists. They're fun.
- Epilogue: Loved it. There's the predictable stuff, then there's the hilarious bit, although I would have left out the pillow grabbing that's just a stupid awkwardly done misdirection.
- Dialogs: Very funny.
- Characters: Stupid, simple and very interesting. By the end, you finally understand the kid, but at first, it's totally dumbfounding. I especially loved the female roles.
- Acting: Solid for the most part.
- Afterthoughts: I only saw it because I like the irreverence of the first one (read my review here). I'm glad I did, it surprised me a lot and I laughed aplenty. An excellent surprise.
