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Zoolander No. 2

2016

Ben Stiller

Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell, Penélope Cruz ...

4.1

6,789

Comedy Derek and Hansel are modelling again when an opposing company attempts to take them out from the business.

	Author	Review
United States	Brian Truitt USA Today	"A follow-up comprised of tired in-jokes, a strangely mean-spirited family subplot and a parade of forgettable cameos (...) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Kate Lloyd Time Out	"‘Zoolander’ fans can breathe a flamboyant sigh of relief: 15 years on, this sequel to the fashion-world satire is as funny, silly and lovingly teasing as anyone could have hoped (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Mick LaSalle SFGATE	"One of those rare comedies where the audience sits there dumbstruck, wondering what crazy thing will happen next. It takes really smart people to make a movie this silly"	POS
United States	Chris Nashawaty Entertainment Weekly	"'Zoolander No. 2' is embarrassing, lazy, and aggressively unfunny. The only good news is that at the pace the franchise is moving, we won't get Zoolander 3 until 2030"	NEG
United States	Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times	"Stiller the director does a fine job of making “Zoolander 2” look like an actual spy movie, but we’ve seen far better takeoffs, including 'Spy' and 'Kingsman: The Secret Service' (...) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"	NEG
United States	David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"It's a kick to see Stiller and Wilson back in the shoes of these camera-ready cretins, but for every joke that sparks there are several that just lay there"	NEU
United States	Justin Chang Variety	"The results may delight those who believe recycled gags and endless cameos to be the very essence of great screen comedy, but everyone else will likely recognize ['Zoolander 20'] as a disappointment-slash-misfire"	NEG
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"In the spirit of his best work as a filmmaker, 2008's Tropic Thunder, Stiller throws everything he can to induce hysteria. Even when he misses the mark, you applaud his effort. Insert Magnum face here (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Helen O'Hara Telegraph	"Chaotic and pleasingly ridiculous sequel (...) It's fun to see Zoolander once more. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Tim Grierson Screendaily	"The stakes are higher, the action is bigger, the ambitions are grander, the jokes are appreciably less funny"	NEU
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"[A] slightly disappointing but still reasonably funny comeback (...) Derek and Hansel aren’t as hot right now as they used to be. But I still felt some warmth (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Alonso Duralde The Wrap	"This follow-up to the 2001 male-model hit never makes the cut (...) 'Zoolander 2' front-loads its few clever moments in the first 10 or so minutes, and the rest of the movie is a forced march to not-funny"	NEG

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