The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature
Open Road Films | Release Date: August 11, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
36
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
10
Negative:
8
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38
RogerEbert.comSusan WloszczynaAug 11, 2017
Let’s look on the bright side. The running time is barely 90 minutes. And there are but three fairly amusing characters who save this inferior attempt at family entertainment, at least for me. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineKeith WatsonAug 10, 2017
Though it may clear the low bar set by the first film, The Nut Job 2 still suffers from many of the same problems. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreAug 9, 2017
The one gag that works is probably a little racist, or at least racially touchy. Jackie Chan voices the lead mouse in a sea of martial artist mice who beat the purple out of Surly any time he ventures into Chinatown. Read full review
35
IGNWilliam BibbianiAug 17, 2017
The Nut Job 2 is one of those rare examples in which the sequel is technically better than the original, but it’s still not a compliment. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubAug 11, 2017
The Nut Job 2 isn’t maddening like “Smurfs 2,” where you continue to hate yourself years later for spending the money. It’s an adequate babysitter that completely fails to inspire. Read full review
20
The TelegraphRobbie CollinAug 24, 2017
Substance-wise, there might be enough going on here to sustain a five-minute short. Read full review
20
The New York TimesMonica CastilloAug 11, 2017
The jokes are thin, the computer animation is wanting and the inane plot is a series of set pieces strung together. Read full review
20
Paste MagazineOktay Ege Kozak Aug 7, 2017
The Nut Job 2 actually contains some impressive animation, with photorealistic backgrounds and detailed fur dynamics on the characters, but that makes it an even bigger tragedy, since we know that untold hours were spent by artists in service of a product that even the least discerning child would find tired and useless. Read full review
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