What made the first installment of Charlie's Angels fun and somewhat unique, was its slight goofiness and over-the-top action sequences. However, in CA II these are the two attributes which make it fall flat on its face (or on Diaz's ass).
Ridiculous sequence to ridiculous sequence, the Angels randomly splashed across the movie as if their antics give any rise to story development (I believe the only rise, McG, the director, was looking to garner was in 13-year old boys who will have to endlessly adjust themselves in their seats as they watch scantilly clad ass after another). The story makes no sense, supporting characters are a wonder as to why they exist in the movie (the boy, Max, for example), and the action sequences are so insanely over-the-top that the movie becomes more a Crouching Tiger than a shoot-em-up action flick.
Even the comedic bits are reduced to word-games based on "ass" and a Three's Company-style misunderstanding between Lucy Liu and, of all people, John Cleese. It should be noted that this may very well be the most unfunny movie Cleese has ever been a part of: he doesn't say a single funny thing and given garbage for dialogue. What a waste.
Bernie Mac is the only saving grace. But only sometimes.
Ridiculous sequence to ridiculous sequence, the Angels randomly splashed across the movie as if their antics give any rise to story development (I believe the only rise, McG, the director, was looking to garner was in 13-year old boys who will have to endlessly adjust themselves in their seats as they watch scantilly clad ass after another). The story makes no sense, supporting characters are a wonder as to why they exist in the movie (the boy, Max, for example), and the action sequences are so insanely over-the-top that the movie becomes more a Crouching Tiger than a shoot-em-up action flick.
Even the comedic bits are reduced to word-games based on "ass" and a Three's Company-style misunderstanding between Lucy Liu and, of all people, John Cleese. It should be noted that this may very well be the most unfunny movie Cleese has ever been a part of: he doesn't say a single funny thing and given garbage for dialogue. What a waste.
Bernie Mac is the only saving grace. But only sometimes.