Friday, February 12, 2016

Zoolander No. 2

PG-13
Starring: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Penelope Cruz, Will Ferrell, and Kristen Wiig
Running Time: 1 Hour and 40 Minutes

Can you believe that the original "Zoolander" debuted in 2001, shortly after 911.
Fast-forward to 2016 and voila, "Zoolander No. 2". Most of the original cast is back and reprising their same roles.
Ben Stiller stars as Derek Zoolander, a former runway model who wanted to do something more worthwhile and substantial with his life so he decided to build "The Center for Kids Who Can't Read Good". Out of nowhere, it suddenly collapsed because it was built on a bad foundation. Zoolander's wife was killed and he was left alone to raise his son Derek Zoolander Jr. (Cyrus Arnold). He soon lost custody of his son and he was left devastated.
 He teams up with Hansel (Owen Wilson) when they are both summoned to Rome to meet with Interpol's fashion division leader Valentina (Penelope Cruz), to strike back at the always wicked  Mugatu (Will Ferrell) and his cohort in crime Alexanya Atoz (Kristen Wiig). They have Zoolander's son and are threatening to fatten him up! Mugatu enjoys calling Derek Jr. fat!
There is so much going on in this movie that it just falls flat. There are so many cameos by so many celebrities that play themselves that it is just gets confusing. Justin Bieber is found in the very first scene and he gets gunned down and shot repeatedly. Sting has a role as well. There were so many that it would be impossible to name them all. I found this movie to be very disappointing.
Parents be advised: This movie is rated PG-13. This is a really hard PG-13 and borders on R. There was a lot of sexual innuendo and sexual references too. Valentina refers to her breasts several times, orgies were common and instant gratification was the name of the game. Zoolander drops the F-bomb once but many other curse words were used frequently.
I am giving "Zoolander No 2" two bags of popcorn..



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