Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
Universal Pictures | Release Date: May 20, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
58
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Mixed or average reviews based on 39 Critic Reviews
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15
Negative:
5
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60
Time OutCath ClarkeMay 20, 2016
Just funny enough to not feel like a retread. Read full review
60
Time OutCath ClarkeMay 20, 2016
Just funny enough to not feel like a retread. Read full review
60
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzMay 19, 2016
There’s a weird attempt at feminism here that doesn’t quite fly – basically it boils down to young women having every bit as much right to do bong hits all day and night as young men do – but at least there is an attempt. Read full review
60
CineVueMartyn ConterioMay 5, 2016
Bad Neighbours 2 is a smart and worthy continuation of this comedic battle of the age-groups with a cracking takedown of "super rape-y" frat boy culture, where every themed party is 'bros and hoes', and makes a stand for female empowerment, all the while serving up belly laughs, rehashed-but-still-brilliant airbag gags and feminist-inspired gross-out acts. Read full review
58
Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattMay 18, 2016
You’ll probably laugh hard more than once; Sorority Rising is still rich in bikinis and bong rips and boner jokes. It just doesn’t have much heart. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleMay 19, 2016
That’s all it is, a little bit funny. Read full review
50
Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallMay 19, 2016
Despite its overt feminism, Neighbors 2 makes the sorority unravel when its guiding man leaves. It's one of several mixed messages in the screenplay, possibly due to having five writers' fingerprints on it. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovMay 18, 2016
The twist – and it’s a smart, effective one to be sure – is that this time it’s not a bunch of beergasming dudebros making life hell for the Radners, but an off-campus sorority led by Moretz’s feminist-slash-party powerhouse blonde, Shelby. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreMay 18, 2016
It’s got just about enough laughs, but there’s so much more that the Script by Committee wants to shoehorn in, like female empowerment, bad parenting passed off as “doing our best” just like our parents, gay marriage and the incredibly sexist college Greek system, a relic of the “Animal House” era that remains as “rapey” as ever. Read full review
42
ConsequenceAllison ShoemakerMay 20, 2016
Where the sequel falters is where its uneven predecessor, which is both less ambitious and undeniably funnier, excels: its ostensible villains just aren’t very interesting. Read full review
40
New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottMay 19, 2016
Once it gets past its lull-prone first half, Neighbors 2 tries to inject a little heart into the proceedings -- which was the secret weapon of the original -- but even those end up feeling stale and phoned-in. Read full review
40
The TelegraphTim RobeyMay 5, 2016
Like most comedy sequels, it’s also content to dig out the same old punchbowl and dilute the dregs. Read full review
40
Screen DailyFionnuala HalliganMay 5, 2016
Neighbors: Sorority Rising turns out to be an uneasy watch, awash with unconvincing performances, unfunny stereotypes, and dubious gross-out gags. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeMay 5, 2016
In their awkward attempt to shoehorn these kids into the first pic's formula, Stoller and his writing collaborators care far less about creating believable characters than getting to the next laugh. Read full review
40
The GuardianPeter BradshawMay 5, 2016
This pretty routine follow-up has some decent material and amiable bad taste, heavily diluted with gallons of very ordinary sequel product: more of the same. Read full review
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