Directed by : Ben Stiller
Written by : Justin Theroux, Ben Stiller, Nicholas Stoller, and John Hamburg
Starring : Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Penélope Cruz, Will Ferrell
Release Date : February 6, 2016
Going into this review, you're probably wondering why I bothered watching "Zoolander 2," when it clearly looks dumb and stupid. Ironically, this movie is relying on the fact that we'll see the humor of how dumb and stupid it is. Unfortunately it fails so much in creating anything remotely funny with how dumb and stupid it is. Did I mention this movie is dumb and stupid? Because it's dumb and stupid. Heck, I feel a little dumb and stupid for seeing this movie. Why did I bother watching this dumb and stupid thing?!
Finding any sort of entertainment from the first Zoolander movie is regrettably not a valid reason to see this sequel. That was my mistake. This movie tried so hard to recapture any kind of comedic magic that it's predecessor had. It's too bad it didn't realize that having a bigger budget, and flashier visuals, do not make up for everything unfunny that's in this movie. I probably chuckled once, and was slightly amused by something possibly two times, throughout the whole film. Some of the jokes were so bad, I was literally face palming multiple times.
Besides the nostalgia factor, and the constant winking towards the camera at how much we all supposedly love this "franchise," there was another primary gimmick that this movie really relied on, and hoped would win us over. Celebrity cameos. Holy crap were there a lot of celebrity cameos! From Justin Bieber to Benedict Cumberbatch, there are so many surprise appearances; check out IMDb, that it's like we're all suppose to just be wowed by who shows up in this. Some people did catch me off guard, but then I just felt embarrassed for them being in this movie.
The story is over the top stupid, the actors look like they are just phoning it in, and the comedy is nonexistent. Simply do not bother seeing "Zoolander 2." What a disappointingly awful experience.
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