Film Review – The Smurfs 2

In 2011’s “The Smurfs,” we learned that Smurfs are capable of breaking
wind. In “The Smurfs 2,” it’s established that Smurfs have testicles.
I’m not entirely certain why the moviemakers are so consumed with the
bodily functions of these little blue creatures, but the humor remains
fixed at that level for much of the picture. Picking up where the last
endeavor left off, “The Smurfs 2” shows some badly needed progression in
the emotional resonance department, but the rest of the sequel is mired
by an oddly joyless atmosphere of evildoing, while the promise of a
fresh location is abandoned to pursue some of the lamest attempts at
humor viewed in a family film this year.
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