80
L.A. Weekly by F. X. Feeney
The Wayanses can be crude beyond crude, but they're so clever that their inventiveness takes the place of taste.
Scary Movie 2
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- Canada,
- United States
- 2001
- · 82m
Director
Keenen Ivory Wayans
Cast
Anna Faris,
Christopher Masterson,
Regina Hall,
Shawn Wayans,
Marlon Wayans,
David Cross,
Kathleen Robertson,
Tori Spelling,
Tim Curry,
Chris Elliott
Genre
Comedy
While the original parodied slasher flicks like Scream, Keenen Ivory Wayans's sequel to Scary Movie takes comedic aim at haunted house movies. A group of students visit a mansion called "Hell House," and murderous high jinks ensue.
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80
L.A. Weekly by F. X. Feeney
The Wayanses can be crude beyond crude, but they're so clever that their inventiveness takes the place of taste.
60
Washington Post by Michael O'Sullivan
It's a lot more tightly focused than the first outing, and for fans of the demented comedy of Elliott and Cross, or the thespian chops of Woods (a last-minute replacement for an ailing Marlon Brando), it's worth putting up with humor that's the filmic equivalent of a big, spit-soaked raspberry.
60
New Times (L.A.) by M.V. Moorhead
Most of it is incredibly, gleefully crude and tasteless, but it is also good-natured and harmless, and there's a pretty good chance you'll find yourself laughing.
60
Washington Post by Michael O'Sullivan
It's a lot more tightly focused than the first outing, and for fans of the demented comedy of Elliott and Cross, or the thespian chops of Woods (a last-minute replacement for an ailing Marlon Brando), it's worth putting up with humor that's the filmic equivalent of a big, spit-soaked raspberry.
60
New Times (L.A.) by M.V. Moorhead
Most of it is incredibly, gleefully crude and tasteless, but it is also good-natured and harmless, and there's a pretty good chance you'll find yourself laughing.
50
Chicago Tribune by Robert K. Elder
Scary Movie 2 had seven writers. Seven. That's one writer for every big laugh in its stealthy 82 minutes. More frightening: these jokes are worth waiting for.
50
San Francisco Chronicle by Wesley Morris
A pure Frankenstein flick -- ugly, profane, terror-inducing, clumsy, nasty, desperate, stupid, contemptible, horny and brought to life by schlocky, shoddy science and an electric wish to prove that its makers still matter.
50
TV Guide Magazine by Stephen Miller
A satisfying hatchet job on the spooky -- or as the Wayans see it, kooky -- world of supernatural pictures.
50
Entertainment Weekly by Owen Gleiberman
An act of nose-thumbing that never quite figures out how, or even where, to position its thumb.
50
Boston Globe by Loren King
Just a bunch of spotty sketches slapped together that will satisfy no one except the diehards.
50
Miami Herald by Charles Savage
It's a formula and hard to describe as good in any artistic sense, but the viewers who pay to see it -- and many, many people are going to -- will get exactly what they want.
50
Chicago Tribune by Robert K. Elder
Scary Movie 2 had seven writers. Seven. That's one writer for every big laugh in its stealthy 82 minutes. More frightening: these jokes are worth waiting for.
50
San Francisco Chronicle by Wesley Morris
A pure Frankenstein flick -- ugly, profane, terror-inducing, clumsy, nasty, desperate, stupid, contemptible, horny and brought to life by schlocky, shoddy science and an electric wish to prove that its makers still matter.
50
TV Guide Magazine by Stephen Miller
A satisfying hatchet job on the spooky -- or as the Wayans see it, kooky -- world of supernatural pictures.
50
Entertainment Weekly by Owen Gleiberman
An act of nose-thumbing that never quite figures out how, or even where, to position its thumb.
50
Boston Globe by Loren King
Just a bunch of spotty sketches slapped together that will satisfy no one except the diehards.
50
Miami Herald by Charles Savage
It's a formula and hard to describe as good in any artistic sense, but the viewers who pay to see it -- and many, many people are going to -- will get exactly what they want.
40
Los Angeles Times by Kevin Thomas
All-out burlesque rather than spoof from the outset, the film becomes less and less amusing. Wayans has a wild zaniness that can be hilarious, but how many bodily function jokes, ultra-crude sexual innuendoes and quite a lot of men and women simply punching each other out can one movie endure?
40
Los Angeles Times by Kevin Thomas
All-out burlesque rather than spoof from the outset, the film becomes less and less amusing. Wayans has a wild zaniness that can be hilarious, but how many bodily function jokes, ultra-crude sexual innuendoes and quite a lot of men and women simply punching each other out can one movie endure?
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