Plan en familia 2

I actually liked the original a lot, so was excited to see this come out. Unfortunately, this is not nearly as well done or entertaining.

There's much less action in general, and the comedy bounces between lazy and old tropes from the first movie.

The writing/story is pretty lazy as well. Too many conveniences to pop them out of impossibly written situations. Same with acting. Not sure if he's just getting older, but Wahlberg seemed particularly uninterested the entire movie, a big departure from the first.

All of that out of the way, it's still an extremely watchable movie. Throw it on when you're ready to turn your brain off and veg out for a while.

Despite having the same writing and directing combo and cast, this movie is a flanderized version of the first. While the first one was quite enjoyable, this sequel is a lifeless retread of all the same material. Here's another sentence so I can reach the minimum character count to submit the review.

Perfectly watchable holiday action-comedy: some laughs, some decent chases, lovely Christmas shots of London and Paris. Pacing is on-and-off; it'll get exciting, then suddenly boring, then picks up again. Mix of James Bond + Mission Impossible + family drama + Christmas cheese. Nothing great, nothing terrible. Exactly the kind of lazy holiday morning movie you can half-watch while doing other stuff. 6/10, one-time background watch, will probably rewatch next December while decorating the tree.

As usual, several of those involved in this production have done their best to lift this film to the skies, but this movie doesn't deserve a single star.

Predictable from the very beginning how everything will end. A villain who is more comical than threatening. I found myself sitting there laughing at the acting in this movie. Especially the lousy acting from Mark Wahlberg himself, and from the villain in all of this.

The kids are all so bad, I despise them all. There is no comedy in this movie. The action scenes is more on the boring side.

This is just so bad on every level. I would advise against wasting time on this movie.

Look, this isn't meant to be a Jason Statham style action-packed movie. It has all the trappings for it, sure. But, it's self aware enough to know it's not fooling anyone. It's great for an end of the Holiday Family Crash out on the Couch night.

Dad will prob fall asleep, but the movie is wholesome enough to be wiz-bang and done well enough to not drive a film buff crazy. But, it's filled with tropes, safe for the kiddos, and enough to crash out to. If you miss the ending from passing out, don't worry. It's that kinda of movie.