Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Release Date: December 1, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
21
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
2
Negative:
11
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
63
Boston GlobeRocco B. Colella
The Rise of Taj is relatively pointless in the scheme of things, but refreshing in what it (mostly) doesn't resort to for laughs. Read full review
50
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Everything old is old again in this rickety extension of 2002's already rickety "Van Wilder." Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubScott Tobias
Penn, who probably didn't need this shoddy placeholder after the cult success of "Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle's," acquits himself with a gentle charisma that makes the crudity go down easy. Granted, it's still s---, but with a sweeter odor than usual. Read full review
38
New York PostKyle Smith
Ryan Reynolds isn't around this time - and neither is most of the wit. Read full review
30
The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis
National Lampoon’s Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj harnesses smut and silliness to an oddly innocent tale of true love. Read full review
30
Chicago ReaderReece Pendleton
This is shocking only for its tepidness; except for some raunchy language, it's ready-made for basic cable. Read full review
25
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
The laughs are low, the breasts are high, and the film is instantly forgettable. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Hartlaub
While Kal Penn manages a decent lead performance as Taj, the writing is terrible. Read full review
25
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
If you liked "Van Wilder," which starred Ryan Reynolds and Tara Reid, be warned: The only person returning from the cast is the boring Indian kid Taj Mahal Badalandabad (Kal Penn). Read full review
20
L.A. WeeklyLuke Y. Thompson
So why not a sequel that subtracts the only good thing about the first movie, Ryan Reynolds? When Tara Reid won't even come back, you know things can't be good. Read full review
20
The Hollywood ReporterMichael Rechtshaffen
So blatantly not funny that it might as well have been called "National Geographic's Van Wilder 2." Read full review
20
VarietyDennis Harvey
The four-years-in-the-making, badly recycled (not to mention awful) sequel might stain the honor of the Lampoon label if it hadn't already produced several even worse films. Read full review
10
Los Angeles TimesMichael Ordona
To make a movie this charmless and uninspired takes a certain negligence that is rare among even the most cynical Hollywood moneymaking exercises. Read full review
0
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Granted, the state of the indie hipster and/or Big-Man-on-the-Quad aesthetic has probably skewed a bit since I was a frosh, but good lord, man, it can't be this pale an imitation of campus life. I implore you: Go rent "National Lampoon's Animal House" and leave this flaccid wanker alone. Read full review
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