75
Washington Post by Rita Kempley
In these days of overproduced overstatement, of totally awesome turtle power and other toxic gimcracks, The Gods Must Be Crazy II feels like a vacation, a sort of enlightened Wild Kingdom.
The Gods Must Be Crazy II
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- South Africa,
- Botswana,
- United States
- 1989
- · 98m
Director
Jamie Uys
Cast
N!xau,
Lena Farugia,
Hans Strydom,
Eiros,
Nadies,
Erick Bowen
Genre
Action,
Comedy
A heartwarming, satirical comedy following the adventures of Xi, an unlikely hero embarking on a wild journey to find his kidnapped children. Along the way, he is joined by a group of eccentric travelers, including a clumsy biologist, a bumbling soldier, and a spirited young woman, as they traverse through the African wilderness.
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What are critics saying?
75
Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert
Uys's style sheds a sweet and gentle light on this new comedy, which is a sequel to the surprising international success - and, I think, a better film.
70
Variety
Jamie Uys has concocted a genial sequel to his 1981 international sleeper hit The Gods must Be Crazy that is better than its progenitor in most respects.
63
Chicago Reader by Jonathan Rosenbaum
Uys's juggling of the separate yet interlocking plotlines is fairly adroit, and his whimsy continues to be good humored, although once again it's purchased with a sentimental and complacent view of African life designed to flatter the viewer.
63
Washington Post by Desson Thomson
You'll probably have some laughs along the way in spite of your better instincts.
60
TV Guide Magazine
Despite a few dull spots and a certain amount of predictability, The Gods Must Be Crazy II delivers enough laughs and does it with enough charm to be worthwhile viewing, especially for fans of the first film.
50
Boston Globe by Jay Carr
No less than the first film, this new effort is both disarmingly sweet and politically appalling. [13 Apr 1990, p.48p]
40
Los Angeles Times by Sheila Benson
The wonder is that anything in a country this exotic, full of such potential wonder, could be made this enervating.
20
Time Out
Mindless, immature, slapstick twaddle.
Entertainment Weekly by Owen Gleiberman
It’s essential to recognize Uys’ patronization of the Bushmen for what it is: a beguiling form of racism.
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