Monday, 4 January 2016

Ted 2 (2015) 7/10

Starring : Mark Wahlberg, Seth MacFarlane, Amanda Seyfried, Jessica Barth, Giovanni Ribisi, Morgan Freeman
Director : Seth MacFarlane
Running Time : 112 mins

In order to stabilise his marriage to Tami-Lynn (Barth), Ted (MacFarlane) decides that they should adopt a baby together. Unfortunately this raises a red flag about whether Ted has rights in the eyes of the law, and whether he is his own person or simply property. With the help of his best friend John (Wahlberg), Ted decides to fight for his rights to adopt and to stay married and takes the case to court.

This was a lot more enjoyable than the first Ted movie, and thankfully kept some of the better elements (namely Ribisi) and got rid of the worse elements, such as the Family Guy-esque comedy references that are played for jokes rather than plot. There’s an actual story other than talking bear smokes pot, and although this isn’t brilliant it definitely is a step in the right direction for MacFarlane, although his poor handling of the whole civil rights storyline could to some be more offensive than enlightened.

You’ll like this if you liked : Step Brothers



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