Whats TASM2 about? Its about a guy who needs to solve the mystery of his parents disappearance but feels guilty about breaking a promise to his girlfriends dead father so splits up with her only for her to accept an overseas scholarship and the guys aunt has money troubles so she goes back to nursing and the guys best friends dad (maybe) dies because of a genetic illness and said friend becomes an enemy and turns on him but hes double-crossed by his own company and a fan who becomes obsessed with the guy becomes angry at him because you get the point. To its credit, the film zips along fairly nicely, but there are an exhausting number of plots and subplots that undermine its overall cohesion and render it something of a hodgepodge. The easiest fix for this film would have been to shed and simplify, as some tacked-on story threads were unnecessary and faintly ridiculous were looking at you, Roosevelt treasure hunt, mid-air collision crisis and German Dr. Evil. It all seems so simple after the fact, but what has become fairly evident post-release particularly in light of the wealth of deleted scenes, cutting out Shailene Woodleys planned appearance as Mary Jane etc. is that the people behind TASM2 didnt have a clear sense of direction going in. Throw enough mud at the wall and some of its gonna stick, but you cant avoid making a mess. Heres hoping Sony regroup and make the most of their stellar property in the near future. Agree? Disagree? As usual, the floor is yours.
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