Director: Paul Feig
Starring: Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Allison Janney, Elizabeth Perkins, Henry Goulding
Running Time: 120 minutes
Synopsis: Mommy vlogger and amateur sleuth Stephanie (Anna Kendrick) is struggling with diminishing popularity when she is approached by her conniving nemesis Emily (Blake Lively). Having maneuvered herself out of prison, Emily is gettering married to the wealthy Dante on the Italian island of Capri, and asks Stephanie to be her bridesmaid. With their disgruntled joint ex Sean (Henry Golding) also attending, it is soon apparent Emily is marrying into the mob, and worse is to come when her aunt Linda (Allison Janney) appears and dead bodies start showing up.
What Works Well: On a few occasions, Anna Kendrick threatens to rescue a scene or two with her persona's innate likeability. When they are not garish, some of Blake Lively's outfits are astonishing.
What Does Not Work As Well: A mechanical mess of a sequel with a plastic soul, this is a glossy conviction-free advertorial lacking heart and wit. The profanity-loaded script sinks under overwhelming dismissiveness, including a collective shrug-and-carry-on after every silly death and no one caring to check on a child after his father's bloody demise. The plot is impossible to follow, the intended twists lost within a morass of repugnant characters seeking cheap shock value through ever-more-bizarre sexual adventurism.
Key Quote:
Sean: I would rather shave my balls with a rusty knife than be at this wedding.
Emily: Oh, let me do that for you.
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