Jeri Jacquin
Coming to Bluray and Digital from director Pierre Perifel, DreamWorks Animation and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment is the return of crackerjack one-time criminals in THE BAD GUYS 2.
Mr. Wolf (Sam Rockwell) has given up his life of crime after service a sentence with pals Mr. Snake (Marc Maron), Mr. Shark (Craig Robinson), Mr. Piranah (Anthony Ramos) and Ms. Tarantula (Awkwafina). Now they are all trying to be hard working citizens of a community with Governor Diane Foxington (Zazie Beetz). The problem is no one seems to want reformed criminals working for them. The only one that seems happy is Mr. Snake who is out living his best slithering life.
When Mr. Shark shows Mr. Wolf the news of a mastermind stealing, all of them see how it could easily point to the reformed group. Deciding not to stand for it, they turn to Misty Luggins (Alex Borstein), the newest police commissioner offering to help. Piecing the puzzle together, they realize that the clue leads them to the possible thieves! Once there, some of the group is shocked to see that Mr. Snake has been seeing Susan (Naasha Lyonne), a cute raven that has someone all coiled up in love. After a few chuckles, the gang jumps into a wrestling match with Pigtail Petrova (Maria Bakalova).
The problem is, it is made to look once again as if the bad guys were back into crime. Mr. Wolf calls the governor to ask for help and Diane knows who to get answers from. While waiting, the gang it taken by Susan and Pigtail to Kitty Kat (Danielle Brooks) who has information about the Governor and if the group doesn’t help, it becomes a weapon. Meanwhile, Diane visits Professor Marmalade (Richard Ayoade) to get more answers.
Once the group learns what Kitty Kat wants, it may be to late to not only save the Governor but stop an evil plan that is laced in greed!
Rockwell lends his voice to Mr. Wolf, a smooth talker who always seems to have a Plan B in his Tony Manero suit (Google it kids!) pocket. Even when he panics, it seems as if there is an angel on his shoulder because the mayhem works in his favor. I actually love this character (as does my granddaughter) who makes me laugh a lot and that’s always a good thing. Beetz as Governor Foxington has a secret of her own and the bad guys have no problem keep it, that is until Kitty Kat gets her hands on it. Beetz is calm, cool, collected and moves with catlike reflexes which surely upsets the other feline in the game.
Robinson as Mr. Shark is, for me, is so adorable with his insecurities and loves being part of the gang. It seems there is no place he’d rather be than with the gang doing gang stuff. Ramos as Mr. Piranah has an attitude in his little body filled with teeth and has only one weapon that everyone is afraid of and it stinks. Maron as Mr. Snake, in this film, is in love and a coil of mush. That won’t stop him from figuring out who is trying to frame them all. Awkwafina as Tarantula is the tech genius of the group, but a keyboard in her long legs and she could rule the world.
Borstein as Commission Luggins wants nothing more than to put the bad guys back in jail and the robberies are giving her reasons, even if her bangs should be considered a criminal offense. Bakalova as Pigtail has all the right moved as part of the Bad Girls club. Lyonne as Susan is a raven who is taken by Mr. Snake and his adoration of her. Brooks as Kitty Kat has a goal and no one is going to stop her from obtaining it, not on earth or in space! Her character is shrewd and can not be trusted but looks cute with her leopard self.
Shout out to Ayoade as Professor Marmalade who looks a little different from the first film but also has a plan of his own so don’t let his little furry size fool you!
Other cast includes Lilly Singh as reporter Tiffany Fluffit, Omid Djalili as the Billionaire, and Katherine Ryan as Maureen.
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment has just added an amazing film to their library and making it available for us to all experience and re-experience in our own home theaters. There are films of every genre available from scary to drama to family films. For more of what they have to offer please visit www.uphe.com.
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Exclusive Bonus Features include Little Lies and Alibies, Deleted Scenes with Introductions by Director Pierre Perifel and Co-Director JP Sans, BAD GUYS: Out of Line, Double Jeopardy: The Making of THE BAD GUYS 2, Meet the Gang, Double Trouble: The Animals Behind THE BAD GUYS 2, Causing a Scene, Planning the Heist, Sketching the Bad Girls, and Feature Commentary with Director Pierre Perifel, Co-Director JP Sans, Head of Character Animation Benjamin Willis, Head of Story Katherine de Vries, and Head of Cinematography, Layout Theophile Bondoux.
THE BAD GUYS 2 is a charming story that is full of fun, adventure, and laughs for everybody. There is finally a bit of romance that has finally bubbled to the surface and is kind of cute. The animation itself it absolutely stunning and my granddaughter just loved it letting me know several times during the film. It works so well and looks seamless which is what I look for in really good animation but then again, from DreamWorks I’d expect nothing less.
This is the actual kind that offers families a chance to spending time together to laugh and cheer for the ‘bad guys. I love films that offer up on a silver platter (careful or they will steal it!) an opportunity to do the family thing of cuddling up on the sofa with a bowl of popcorn and making an evening of it. DreamWorks and Universal truly know how to embrace it and having a library of such great entertainment is a must-have and I do in my own home!
In the end – they are back in badness!
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