Hot Tub Time Machine 2
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: February 20, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
29
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 31 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
11
Negative:
19
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleFeb 19, 2015
Ultimately, "2" is hit-and-run humor as hit or miss as any comedy of its ilk. If one has to sit in front of a jet spray of degradation gags, better it feel like the occasional seltzer spritz than a fire hose blast to the crotch. Read full review
58
HitfixDrew McWeenyFeb 19, 2015
The best moments in this film are the moments where it feels like they're just throwing jokes at the screen. The moments that are toughest are the ones where they try to create some sort of emotional beat, because the moment we're supposed to invest in these guys at all, the movie crumbles. Read full review
50
Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaFeb 20, 2015
In the future, in the past, at all points along the space-time continuum, the Theory of the Teenage Male Mind throws everything out of whack. Read full review
50
The New York TimesStephen HoldenFeb 19, 2015
Whether something did or didn’t happen, and the comic confusion as the future bumps into the past: those are the smart parts of a movie that is not as idiotic as it pretends to be. Read full review
50
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanFeb 19, 2015
The film isn’t bad, although it is somewhat repetitive. If it has plot holes, conceptual laziness and an overreliance on dumb-insult humor, the film at least seems to know it. There are lots of self-referential jokes that acknowledge its own stupidity. Read full review
50
USA TodayClaudia PuigFeb 19, 2015
Some of the gags are stupid-funny, others are just puerile, making for a hit-or-miss experience. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyFeb 19, 2015
The difference here — aside from the fact that the jokes aren’t as funny and that John Cusack is nowhere to be found — is the lack of a motivating factor. Read full review
50
The PlaylistKimber MyersFeb 19, 2015
Corddry’s Lou was an enjoyable, over-the-top asshole in the first film, providing most of its humor, even while surrounded by an equally strong cast. However, here, he’s just a truly disgusting human being. Worse still, he’s not that funny. Read full review
40
The TelegraphRobbie CollinApr 9, 2015
The film doesn’t look like the future, or the past’s idea of the future, or anything other than a venal cash grab. Read full review
40
EmpireWilliam GossApr 6, 2015
Despite some choice improvisations, we're given no running gag as endearing as the first film. Read full review
40
Time OutJoshua RothkopfFeb 20, 2015
Look, the movie didn't have to cure cancer or anything. But sans the original's redemptive nostalgia or any newfound cleverness, it's just a manic, flop-sweat-drenched mess. Read full review
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