Cert 15
92 mins
BBFC advice: Contains strong language, sex references, drug misuse
Hot on the heels of the makers of Captain America, trying to squeeze every dollar from a giant franchise, comes a team attempting to do the same on a smaller scale.
In my opinion, the original Bad Neighbours was not funny enough to warrant a sequel but the size of the audience at the screening I attended at Nottingham Cineworld provided enough evidence that I was wrong.
Just to show out of step I must be, the movie begins with one of the most appalling vomit scenes I have ever witnessed.
Puke is horrible and yet scarcely a movie goes by without someone chundering - in this case all over Seth Rogen's face.
Actually, if this gag had to be made, Rogen would have been my perfect target.
He has made stacks of cash from playing the same useless stoner role over and over and here he is AGAIN, enjoying a giant pay day even if it does mean some carrots in his hair.
His unwarranted success is not his fault. It is yours, the paying public who keep watching his movies. The more you turn up, the more you will be delivered Bad Neighbours' sequels and their ilk.
I should add a little perspective: Nicholas Stoller's Bad Neighbours 2 is not Jack And Jill bad. In fact, it made me laugh four times.
But it is lazy. It takes a formula which made lots of money and adds very little.
Instead of boys in a frat house, driving Rogen's character and wife (Rose Byrne) mad, it is an all-girl house.
This time the mayhem is led by Chloe Grace Moretz rather than Zac Efron (who, nevertheless, does reappear) and the nuance is that she leads a group of girls who are fed up with traditional college partying.
In other words, they are kicking against the stereotype of drunken lasses wearing next to nothing and being the playthings of smart-ass boys. Bad Neighbours 2 making a moral point? Apparently, so -between the drug-taking and drinking.
Perhaps I might end up with more satisfaction in my life if I call this blog everyfilmforover50s and delete the likes of Stoller's movie from my schedule and leave the young 'dudes' to enjoy themselves.
Maybe but not...
Reasons to watch: if you are into stoner comedies
Reasons to avoid: goes over the same ground as the original
Laughs: four
Jumps: none
Vomit: yes
Nudity: yes
Overall rating: 5/10
Star tweet
Zac Efron I'm hearing how much some of you are enjoying #Neighbors2, and it makes a so happy. Here's to everyone headed out there tonight!!
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