If Lawrence makes you laugh, you’d be better off watching him do stand-up.
Big Momma's House 2 (2006)
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Reviews Counted:68
Fresh:4
Rotten:64
Average Rating:3.1/10
Consensus: Unfunny and unoriginal. In other words, a perfect piece of evidence for opponents of pointless movie sequels.
Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for some sexual humor and a humorous drug reference
Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins
Genre: Comedies
Theatrical Release:10-02-2006
Synopsis: Martin Lawrence returns as cross-dressing undercover fed Malcolm Turner in this sequel to the 2000 comedy. This time, Malcolm is working a desk job because his wife (Nia Long) wants him safe. But... Martin Lawrence returns as cross-dressing undercover fed Malcolm Turner in this sequel to the 2000 comedy. This time, Malcolm is working a desk job because his wife (Nia Long) wants him safe. But when his old partner is killed, Malcolm just has to dust off the momma suit and take a nanny job with a family whose workaholic dad (Tom Fuller) is the chief suspect. The kids all have problems: Kevin (Zachary Levi) likes jumping off high places and eating sand; Carrie (Chloe Moretz) needs help with her cheerleading routine; the sullen 15-year old, Molly (Kat Dennings), is turning to punk rock to get the attention of an older boy; and the pet chihuahua is pining for his old love. Big Momma Malcolm is in a position to help all of them, as well as solve the case, but meanwhile his jealous (and very pregnant wife) is on the rampage, thinking her man is off with another woman. There's something wondrous about the sight of Lawrence dressed up as a big old wizened, sassy nanny punching out bad guys, zipping around on a jet ski, splashing mud on gorgeous models at a ritzy spa, or running in slow motion along the beach in an oversize bathing suit--he seems to be having a ball. John Whitesell directs with a sure hand, letting the comedy flow freely and easily without gross-out humor or cheap shots, making this film succeed as both raucous farce and genuinely heartwarming family comedy. [More]
Starring: Martin Lawrence, Nia Long, Chloe Grace Moretz, Marisol Nichols
Starring: Martin Lawrence, Nia Long, Chloe Grace Moretz, Marisol Nichols
Director: John Whitesell
Director: John Whitesell
Screenwriter: Don Rhymer
Producer: David T. Friendly, Michael Green
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Reviews for Big Momma's House 2
It's really just a ploy for some more flaccid fat-suit antics that are as short of inspiration as Big Momma is of breath.
Martin Lawrence is a broad comic performer who sometimes hits the funny bone with a mallet -- and sometimes, well, goes wide of the mark by several yards.
You'd have more fun poking out your own eyes. Is there a petition we can sign to stop Lawrence making any more movies?
Even in the visually arresting fat-suit Martin Lawrence extracts very few chuckles due to Don Rhymer's awful script and John Whitesell's flimsy direction.
A truly insipid affair that makes the first film seem like classic comedy.
This is funny mostly for its brazen disregard of common sense -- specifically, the idea that elaborate full-body prosthetic makeup could be slapped on in seconds by a cop on the run.
Robin Williams, to his eternal credit, never came up with a Mrs. Doubtfire sequel.
No logic, no laughs, a classic 'take-the-money-and-run' sequel which had me praying for a projector malfunction or some other excuse to leave the theater early.
Lawrence has his moments, mostly when he’s not dressed up as Big Momma; he’s progressed to the point where he deserves a better vehicle than this. Long is wasted, appearing in only a handful of scenes.
Guys who direct snuff flicks in the slums of Khazakstan probably look at Big Momma's House 2 and think "Hey, I'm not such a terrible filmmaker after all!"
So desperate that barely a half hour passes before we get the inevitable jokes about Dr. Phil, Oprah, Al Sharpton, Tupac and Billy Dee.
Martin Lawrence continues to run around in a fatsuit impersonating a sassy obese grandma in order to take down criminals and slaver over beautiful women.
Just like the first film, it’s another basic, unoriginal fish-out-of-water story stocked with predictable plot twists and physical comedy.
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