I thought this sequel might be good, the trailer made it look quite good. The first film was quite good although not a favourite, and I thought the sequel would be worth seeing. However, it turned out to be a bit of a waste of time. Crude, vulgar, indecent exposure in one place -- this film has nothing much to make it good. The comedy was severely lacking most of the time. What was there was just infantile and unpleasant. They had some good ideas in the plot, but seemed to lose all sense of what to make the film about. Lou was a very selfish, self-centered man with a low IQ who thought that doing stupid things was funny -- and right near the end of the film he finally realises what an idiot he has been and starts to change, only for something ridiculous to then ruin that. What were the writers thinking? Just as the film almost tries to save itself it got ruined. The best bits really were just the photoshopped images of them travelling to meet famous people in the past right at the end, as well as the coat-check girl (Bianca Haase). Chevy Chase's brief appearance almost made it worthwhile but he only got a few seconds screen time, so that was pointless. Maybe the makers could not afford to hire him for longer?? The people who made this film, including the writers, should seriously consider a new profession -- maybe McDonald's have a few openings in a local branch.
Review of Hot Tub Time Machine 2
