Murder Mistery 2 (2023) review: Not exactly a hit.
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Although Adam Sandler has shown us that he is one of the most highly appreciate mainstream actors in recent years (Thanks to gems like Hustle and Uncut Gems), his comedies are still a bit more "divisive."
And it is that when we see works of the style of Grown Ups (1 and 2) or the infamous Click, it is not exactly difficult to understand why, they are simple and harmless films that lack much substance but that can deliver us rare fun without complications.
For me, in fact, there are cases like Blended or Just Go With It that work perfectly with this formula, and Sandler, who often plays himself, has undeniable chemistry with most of his co-stars.
Perhaps for this very reason, it makes me a little bitter that neither Murder Mystery nor its recently released sequel hit the nail on the head, especially since his narrative ambitions are a little higher than those of all the aforementioned examples.
That's right, Murder Mystery 2 takes clear inspiration from mystery films like Knives Out, presenting us with a murder (or several), multiple suspicious subjects, and a couple of detectives who want to solve it.
This premise (which honestly works very well with comedy) would be great if its execution had an ounce of tact, spent less time on meaningless gags, and established a simple but logical mystery that the viewer could minimally connect with.
However, we get instead a sequence of sudden transitions between action and comedy, as we see Jennifer Aniston and Sandler himself trying to work miracles with a script without personality.
The final verdict? Murder Mystery is a movie that has nothing to offer anyone, there are better alternatives in mystery movies, in comedy movies, and in Adam Sandler movies.
The score was taken from my Letterboxd Account.
ESPAÑOL
Aunque estos últimos años Adam Sandler nos ha demostrado que es uno de los actores mainstream con mayor rango (Gracias a joyas como Hustle y Uncut Gems), sus comedias siguen siendo un poco más "divisivas".
Y es que cuando vemos obras del estilo de Grown Ups (1 y 2) o la infame Click, no es precisamente difícil entender por qué, son películas simples e inofensivas que carecen de mucha sustancia pero que pueden entregarnos raros de diversión sin complicaciones.
Para mí de hecho, hay casos como el de Blended o Just Go With It que funcionan perfectamente con esta fórmula, y Sandler, quien muchas veces se interpreta a si mismo, tiene una química innegable con la mayoría de sus coprotagonistas.
Quizá por esta misma razón es que me amarga un poco que ni Murder Mistery ni su recientemente estrenada secuela den en el clavo, especialmente porque sus ambiciones narrativas son un poco más elevadas que las de todos los ejemplos anteriormente mencionados.
Así es, Murder Mistery 2 toma una inspiración clara de filmes de misterio como Knives Out, presentándonos con un asesinato (O varios), múltiples sujetos sospechosos y una pareja de detectives que quieren resolverlo.
Está premisa (Que honestamente funciona muy bien con la comedia) sería genial si su ejecución tuviese un apice de tacto, dedicara menos tiempo a los gags sin sentido, y estableciera un misterio simple pero lógico con el que el espectador pudiese conectar mínimamente.
No obstante, tenemos en cambio una secuencia de transiciones repentinas entre la acción y la comedia, a medida que vemos a Jennifer Aniston y el propio Sandler tratando de hacer milagros con un guión sin personalidad.
¿El veredicto final? Murder Mistery es una película que no tiene nada que ofrecerle a nadie, hay mejores alternativas en cine de misterio, en cine de comedia, y en películas de Adam Sandler.
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honestly, it hadn't even occurred to me to even watch this at all. I tried the first one and ended up making it about 50% of the way through before I wanted to turn it off and did so. Adam continues to rack up huge amounts of money on silly films though so I understand why he does it.
To be fair I actually enjoyed a couple of his silly films, but this is just too much... Barely entertaining
I actually really appreciate his silly films especially the older ones. I think where Adam kind of ruins the fun for me personally is the fact that he tries to bring along all of his buddies to be in the movies. This is particularly evident in the "Grown Ups" films where half of the people in it aren't even funny and they are just there because Adam is their real life friend.
Creo que Adam Sandler podría llegar a considerarse uno de mis gustos culposos, aunque de culposo no tiene nada, pues ojalá medio mundo pudiera hacer películas tan ridículas medianamente entretenidas que casi siempre se terminan viendo aunque ya se hayan visto muchas veces. No sabía que ya se había estrenado la segunda de esta película, espero verla pronto para reírme de todas sus incoherencias y saber todo lo que va a suceder en los primeros quince minutos.
Tiene películas mejores, aunque está es entretenida prefiero otras 😅