My Take on the Movies - Big Momma's House 2
My grandson convinced me to go see Big Momma’s House 2 (2006) over this past weekend. As I anticipated, he loved it! My opinion of the film was a little different.
In this film, Martin Lawrence reprises his role as Malcolm Turner. The flip side of that role is his portrayal of Big Momma, the grandmother of his beloved Sherry (Nia Long of 2005’s Are We There Yet?). In this sequel to 2000’s Big Momma’s House, Sherry is now Malcolm’s pregnant wife, who still has no idea that Malcolm is an undercover transvestite.
As an FBI agent, Malcolm is assigned to public relations duty as a safety eagle, often mistaken as a chicken. Tired of the chicken jokes, he is instead determined to identify and capture the criminals who have planted an internet worm scheduled to compromise the confidential computer network of the FBI. Malcolm takes a two week vacation, unbeknownst to his family, and “worms” his way into a nanny position in the home of one of the suspects. He accomplishes this feat by sabotaging the chances of more suitable candidates.
Unfortunately, the film is full of unmemorable characters, nameless faces, and what amounts to basically an oversized backdrop for Big Momma’s crazy antics. In his spare time from chasing crooks, he takes over coaching a team of midget cheerleaders and teaches them how to swing their miniscule hips.
There are a few really funny moments in the film, particularly in Big Momma’s interaction with the two younger children in her charge (Chloe Moretz from the 2005 version of The Amityville Horror and Patrick Blanchard of 2006’s Glory Road). The rest is typical of the silly physical comedy Martin’s characters are famous for.
I would not say that the movie is hilarious, by any means. It is about what one would expect in a sequel — nothing more and nothing less. It is fun for the kiddies, but if you are flying solo, you might want to give this one a pass.
[© 01/29/2006]
In this film, Martin Lawrence reprises his role as Malcolm Turner. The flip side of that role is his portrayal of Big Momma, the grandmother of his beloved Sherry (Nia Long of 2005’s Are We There Yet?). In this sequel to 2000’s Big Momma’s House, Sherry is now Malcolm’s pregnant wife, who still has no idea that Malcolm is an undercover transvestite.
As an FBI agent, Malcolm is assigned to public relations duty as a safety eagle, often mistaken as a chicken. Tired of the chicken jokes, he is instead determined to identify and capture the criminals who have planted an internet worm scheduled to compromise the confidential computer network of the FBI. Malcolm takes a two week vacation, unbeknownst to his family, and “worms” his way into a nanny position in the home of one of the suspects. He accomplishes this feat by sabotaging the chances of more suitable candidates.
Unfortunately, the film is full of unmemorable characters, nameless faces, and what amounts to basically an oversized backdrop for Big Momma’s crazy antics. In his spare time from chasing crooks, he takes over coaching a team of midget cheerleaders and teaches them how to swing their miniscule hips.
There are a few really funny moments in the film, particularly in Big Momma’s interaction with the two younger children in her charge (Chloe Moretz from the 2005 version of The Amityville Horror and Patrick Blanchard of 2006’s Glory Road). The rest is typical of the silly physical comedy Martin’s characters are famous for.
I would not say that the movie is hilarious, by any means. It is about what one would expect in a sequel — nothing more and nothing less. It is fun for the kiddies, but if you are flying solo, you might want to give this one a pass.
[© 01/29/2006]
posted by A. L. "Toni" Anderson at 12:36 AM
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