Film Review: The Bad Guys 2
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If you’re looking to watch a movie this weekend and want clever writing, visual panache, and to come out of the theater with a smile on your face, look no further than The Bad Guys 2. The much anticipated sequel to the surprising hit film The Bad Guys sees the heroes of the story pushed to the brink in their efforts to try and be good.
The movie begins with a flashback to the first heist that featured our fearsome fivesome, a Cairo, Egypt caper that sees the group steal a priceless car from an extremely wealthy man, setting the stage for a remarkably successful career in crime. Flashing forward to the present day and despite their heroics in the first film, the Mayor, now Governor managed to get all the credit, leading our group to struggle to find jobs amidst a tough job market (aka no one wants to hire criminals). When they’re set up by a criminal mastermind Phantom Bandit, they’re forced to work with a new team on what is set to be the ultimate heist, putting their good standing in peril and making them have to consider whether the path of doing right is worth it.
To say any more about the plot would giveaway some of the movies most exquisite twists and turns and The Bad Guys 2 has so much to offer in that department. The script written by Yoni Brenner and Etan Cohen is incredibly sharp, building on the established characters and putting them in new and interesting scenarios. It’s also near the level of the first Shrek in terms of having jokes that are built in specifically for adults (Maguffinite made me yell out loud in the theater) and lowbrow stuff that will sneak attack you and have you laughing far longer than you would have thought. All this is brought to life by a very good crop of voice actors, especially Natasha Lyonne who joins the cast for this entry.
What I appreciate the most about these films is not just the nimbleness of the script, the visual artistry on display. We all know animation is simply a medium, but it’s always thrilling when big studio pictures allow their artists to push the visuals beyond what is expected. Directors JP Sans and Pierre Perifal really know how to stage a sequence and blend the wacky and sincere. There’s references to some big Oscar winning movies in this movie that are delightful to catch, but his visual style is all his own. The chase sequences in this movie are incredible and the kinetic energy gained from them is used correctly to further the drama. I am now to the point where if another one of these is announced I will be eagerly anticipating it, solely to see what kind of amazing action we will get. It’s a mark of a really great franchise film that you not only come out of the theater smiling but can’t wait to see where it goes next.
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