Vacation Friends 2

R

2023

1 hr. 45 min.

Comedy

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31 Reviews

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Picking up a few months after the end of "Vacation Friends," this uproarious sequel finds newly married couple Marcus (Lil Rel Howery) and Emily (Yvonne Orji) inviting their uninhibited besties Ron (John Cena) and Kyla (Meredith Hagner), who are also newly married and have a baby, to join them for a vacation when Marcus lands an all-expenses-paid trip to a Caribbean resort. His reason for traveling there in the first place is to meet with the owners of the resort to bid on a construction contract for a hotel they own in Chicago. But when Kyla's incarcerated father Reese (Steve Buscemi) is released from San Quentin and shows up at the resort unannounced at the worst possible moment, things get out of control, upending Marcus' best laid plans and turning the vacation friends' perfect trip into total chaos.

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Hue J

Quite enjoyed this movie, laughed a bunch. Don't over think things. All you wanna be home critics are fantastic. If I ever want to watch a funny movie where I can just sit back and enjoy 90 minutes, all I have to do is look for a mediocre rotten tomatoes scores. That's how I know it'll be an enjoyable comedy.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/25/24

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Enzo O

His is name Ronny and he can pronounce R's. Also, like the first, why is there a floating shirt all the damn time. strawberries/10

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/08/24

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Gaming U

First one is so good but this falls very short

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/23/24

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Ed B

Just dire...only watched 20 minutes of it and gave up. Some casting; appalling script; not in the slightest funny but just painfully awful. Why do so many American films promote the use of drink and drugs? The US has a huge drug problem and Hollywood seems to promote their use in so many films. Adds nothing to the plot of humour.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/22/24

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Max W

Still adhering to the formula and lacking genuine emotions, Vacation Friends 2 often comes across as dull and awkward, missing compelling highlights that would evoke empathy from the audience.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

12/24/23

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frederick c

While it was not as good as the first one, the great chemistry of the cast and fun humour allowed the film to be enjoyed.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/14/23

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Clay Tarver

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John Cena

Ron

Lil Rel Howery

Marcus

Yvonne Orji

Emily

Meredith Hagner

Kyla

Carlos Santos

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Benjamin Lee

Guardian

It’s a creaky, 00s sitcom expanded to a movie, the actors almost waiting for studio laughter to follow their labored jokes.

Rated: 1/5

Aug 25, 2023

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Calum Marsh

New York Times

A perfunctory sequel with an even duller story.

Aug 25, 2023

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Nick Allen

RogerEbert.com

Like John Cena and Meredith Hagner’s characters, this movie's shrill sense of humor barrels into our viewing lives again, begging for our attention and to be seen as cute. Now we have something that’s even worse and more testing than “Vacation Friends.”

Rated: 1.5/4

Aug 25, 2023

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Matt Pais

MattPais.com

The performers are no match for the premise.

Rated: D+

Oct 9, 2023

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Jennifer Green

Common Sense Media

There are some laughs to be had, and with more ingenuity, a third installment could get back to the unexpected charm of the concept's original characters.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 1, 2023

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Aaron Neuwirth

We Live Entertainment

The jokes don’t land, the premise is just plain bad, and little is done to take advantage of any number of ideas that could have worked with better planning.

Rated: 4/10

Aug 31, 2023

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Synopsis

Picking up a few months after the end of "Vacation Friends," this uproarious sequel finds newly married couple Marcus (Lil Rel Howery) and Emily (Yvonne Orji) inviting their uninhibited besties Ron (John Cena) and Kyla (Meredith Hagner), who are also newly married and have a baby, to join them for a vacation when Marcus lands an all-expenses-paid trip to a Caribbean resort. His reason for traveling there in the first place is to meet with the owners of the resort to bid on a construction contract for a hotel they own in Chicago. But when Kyla's incarcerated father Reese (Steve Buscemi) is released from San Quentin and shows up at the resort unannounced at the worst possible moment, things get out of control, upending Marcus' best laid plans and turning the vacation friends' perfect trip into total chaos.

Director: Clay Tarver
Screenwriter: Clay Tarver
Distributor: Hulu
Production Co: 20th Century Studios
Rating: R (Drug Use|Some Sexual References|Pervasive Language)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 25, 2023
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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