A pretty enjoyable dramedy about two people who are at odds as they try to find themselves at very different points in their lives.

At no point is anyone in this movie given the tiniest shred of depth. They are all pit stops on Michael’s journey.

It is a better package, maybe because having an actual conclusion gives it a purpose, as well as stronger narrative momentum.

It is a fine story, yet the production does not contain a lot of power. It comes off as forced, like the path of the story is inevitable, regardless of whether or not it earns its emotions.

The jokes are still cleverly stupid and it is just plain enjoyable to see these actors slip back into these roles, finding some new places to mine humor from.

Depth is replaced by lots of closeups of his face and distorted shots of him looking contemplative.

It is an enjoyable movie with a fantastic starring performance from Timothée Chalamet.

This is a sequel that pales in comparison to the original simply because we’ve already seen the original.

The movie is well-made, yet unimaginative. It is a basic family-friendly spectacular in time for the holidays.

Instead of being the lazy fan-service I feared, it is a legitimately entertaining family-friendly adventure.