Hot Tub Time Machine 2 (2015)

Brilliant and touching

Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

You might have overly loved the first Hot Tub movie and it might exceeded your expectations. Therefor you might have very high expectations of this one. But this one just drags the hilarious along and does not care too much on making sense. In fact, you could say it spits on anything that tries to explain what is going on or is trying to give it a certain quality at all.What this succeeds in doing, is being gross, mean and infantile. Now if that is what you're expecting going into this, you'll have a lot of fun. But remember: this is not about quality, and I cannot stress that out enough. It's about a group of people gathering together and taking the p... as the British would say (translation: having fun). Take that with a grain of salt and it'll help enjoy the movie. I know I was entertained enough, with just watching one sketch following another. Remember: this is just a movie (with no scientific explanations to the weird things that are happening).

Sequels for films in general are a case of diminishing returns, this proves true if a) the concept is already running thin and b) it is part of the comedy genre. Look at the Hangover series. The first film was a good comedy with a heart. The first 'Hot Tub Time Machine' followed suit but with a better plot and funnier jokes. 'Hot Tub Time Machine 2' follows the exact same formula as its predecessor with a little twist. Remember 'The Hangover Part II', it was essentially the very same film as the first but lacking humour and a soul. Unfortunately you can say the same about 'Hot Tub Time Machine 2'. A premise that only required one film to be explored in, but inexplicably has a sequel because it is guaranteed to make money - well not this time, the film flopped hard, no chance of a second sequel then!In the first 'Hot Tub Time Machine' film, Lou, Nick, Jacob and Adam inadvertently sent themselves back in time from 2010 to 1986. This time the present day has been completely changed as a result of the events that took place during the first film. The arrogant Lou is a billionaire, Nick a famous song stealing artist, Jacob remains the only one that has not changed and Adam does not make a reappearance. Instead we get his child Adam Jr. This is like swapping caviar for a big mac. Adam Jr. is not introduced into the film until Lou, Nick and Jacob use the hot tub time machine for one last dip. In 2015 Lou is shot and bleeding to death. The three of them try to go back in time, instead entering the very near future of the world. It is their mission to discover who wanted Lou killed. This time the ride will be anything but smooth.Where do I start with 'Hot Tub Time Machine 2', with a film so pointless, irritating and lazy I want this to be over quickly much like the film itself. The acting is bad. Well, awful. No, horrendous. The script may be to blame, but the likable characters from the first are all gone. Bar Craig Robinson's Nick. A glimpse of an actor trying so desperately to do good amongst the chaos that you want to like the film. But no. This film is repulsive; I hated every frame of it. It is one thing to assemble such comedic talent and then to crush it completely strangling all creativity out of the equation.'Hot Tub Time Machine 2' has a script that fails on every conceivable level. The tone for one is all over the place. Lurching from romance, friendship and bonding to drug abuse, suicide attempts and rape. This does not work pure and simple. I counted homophobic, racist and hurtful jokes. This is towards almost all genders, races and cultures. 'Hot Tub Time Machine 2' has the nerve to steal its plot almost beat for beat from 'Back to the Future Part II'. Did anyone know how great a travesty they had wrote? Maybe. Did they stop there? No. After all money is still money. Whether it is tainted or practically stolen from the pockets of the audience does not matter. It is best to invent a time machine, go to the year 2010 and tell all involved with the first film to steer clear of a sequel, no matter how big the pay check.Amongst the penis, boob and ball jokes, it still makes time for the most non sensical sub plot put to film. A smart car tries to kill Lou. I am done here. I left the film halfway through and any true fan of the first film should avoid the sequel like a contagious disease.'Hot Tub Time Machine 2' is the worst kind of sequel. Irritating, endless and annoying. The jokes are not in good taste and you can almost hear the cash machine register as the actors pick up their checks and leave as quickly as possible. My advice? Treat 'Hot Tub Time Machine 2' like a night out gone awfully wrong. To cure the hangover return to the first film and if they do make a third invent your own time machine to erase the Director and writer from film making itself.

One of the worst movies I've every seen. The original set a low bar, but it had a plot, decent acting, and some humor. HTTM2 has none of these. Corddry's character is among the most unlikeable you will encounter, so when he's the main man you know things are way off. Most others are sleepwalking through their roles, wondering when it's over so they can get their paychecks. The "jokes" are mainly crude outbursts with no setup or relevance.If televised virtual man-rape is your thing, then maybe you'll like HTTM2. Otherwise, at some point well before the ending you'll be wishing for a HTTM to take you back before you started watching so you can avoid this dreck entirely.

Review: What a total waste of time! The plot was completely ridiculous and extremely confusing and the acting was really bad, especially from the annoying Rob Corddry who went a bit to far with the comedy. The first movie in this franchise had some meaning behind it but this one is a complete joke. Basically, if you have seen the first movie then you will know that these 3 guys, Nick (Craig Robinson), Jacob (Clark Duke) and Lou (Rob Corddry) have a hot tub that can go back and forth in time. Rob has become a rock star and Nick has become famous from taking famous songs from the future and releasing them in the past. Jacob just ends up working for Lou in his mansion as a servant, for some unknown reason and after one of Lou massive parties, someone in the crowd shoots him in his dick so they use the time machine to save his life. They mistakingly end up in the future and from there, I haven't got a clue what was going on. Whoever wrote this movie really needs to get sacked because the script was awful. The whole virtual sex thing was really bad writing and I can't imagine anyone finding it funny at all. I personally lost interest in the film after the first 5 minutes and I'm not surprised that John Cusack didn't come back for this badly made sequel. Awful!Round-Up: I usually don't mind Craig Robinsons humour but he really was chatting some rubbish in this film. We don't get a lot of American TV series in the UK so I've missed a lot of his work but I liked him in Knocked Up, Pineapple Express, Zack & Miri Make A Porno, This Is The End and the Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard. I didn't particular like his performance in this movie, mainly because of a badly written script but he wasn't bad in the first movie of this franchise. The same director who made the first movie in this franchise, Steve Pink, also made Accepted, About Last Night and a couple of TV series. I definitely don't find his type of humour that funny and it looks like most people rushed to the cinema to see the second movie because the first one wasn't that bad. Anyway, I'm really struggling to find something positive to say about the movie so I think you can tell that I won't be rushing to the cinema to see the 3rd outing starring these three misfits.Budget: $14million Worldwide Gross: $13millionI recommend this movie to people who are into their comedy/sci-fi movies about three friends who can travel back and forth in time in there hot tub. 1/10