Valentines day weekend is a big one for the box office and after 15 years very long years, the wait is over for the highly anticipated sequel Zoolander 2, but is this a knock out or a walk out? Rarely have I felt embarrassed laughing in a movie theater. Maybe for some ill fated moments in some thrillers, I don't normally feel like sinking into my own seat but that was largely my experience with Zoolander 2. Aside from the person I was with and several other movie goes in that less than a 1/4 filled auditorium, no one was laughing and I wasn't blaming them. We've all by now heard about the article circulating of the film critic who felt the movie was so poor, he walked out and it oddly enough happened during my own experience and I again, can not blame the people who left. Zoolander was originally a satire of the modelling industry, Zoolander 2 is a cameo filled bore fest with the central characters being the lamest of the lot. There's a lot of jokes that don't even take off, under utilized villains that actually could have been funny had this movie tried to tone it down and bit of distasteful fat shaming at the expense of Zoolanders long lost son, Derek Jr. There was even a very over done shooting scene with pop star Justin Bieber which feels like a joke so old that I'm surprised the writers thought it would be funny ar all. This movie's so mindbogglingly bad that it's hard to find a single thing good to mention about it. I'm actually not even sure if it was worth the excitement I once had when I knew this film was coming. You'll see some familiar faces, some real head scratches and some people who could have used some off screen direction. (Not all fashion designers are actors) As previously stated, the movie tried to accomplish too much and it really fell short when it decided to shit gears from having Kristin Wiig's actually funny Alexanya Atoz to Will Ferrel's Mugatu reprising the villain from the original. When you find out that Mugatu was behind everything and that Wiig's character basically served no point other than a few laughs at her mispronunciation at the words "awesome," and "youth," you really begin to realized what a missed opportunity this ended up being. To be direct, if you want to remember the original fondly, skip the sequel, not even blue steel could save this holiday flop. This one's a walk out that you can definitely miss.
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