For as much derision as the practice gets, I don’t have any
major issue with the whole sequel/franchise/cinematic universe thing in Hollywood.
I find it interesting to see what films hold up to the original, and I’m always
surprised to see films that manage to exceed what came before it like John Wick: Chapter 2 and Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2. Today’s film, however, is
of a brand that does make me tilt my head. It was a little over a year ago that
I looked the first Bad Moms, a film that I still think people didn’t give
enough credit to for the kind of film it was. Having this little amount of time
between instalments is usually the sign of a cash-in “let’s just repeat what we
did before” sequel. Combine that with this being a Christmas film released in
November, because doing it in December would’ve made too much sense, and this
has a high probability of being less-than-adequate.
Still, given how impressed
I was with the first film and seeing
how some equally impressive cinematic follow-ups this year, I’m holding onto
some hope that this might be decent. For once, I will not be pleased if I’m
proven wrong.
