The Bad Guys 2 (now streaming on Netflix, in addition to VOD platforms like Amazon Prime Video) picks up right where its predecessor left off: What if the titular guys are no longer the titular guys? You may recall from the 2022 hit that the five anthropomorphic-animal supercriminals reformed their ways, and anyone wondering what the Now What is, well, here you go. The sequel reunites the creative principals – director Pierre Perifel adapting Aaron Blabey’s bestselling kid’s book series, with voicework by Awkwafina, Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron and Alex Borstein, among others – and winds up being just as enjoyable, if not more so, for audiences of all demographics, even if it never quite sheds its, for lack of a better word, Dreamworksiness.
The Gist: OK, so we don’t pick up exactly where the first movie left off: Jump back five
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