Unwatchable for adults

Rating: 3/10 (27 May 2019)

This movie wasn't offensive and entertained our kids for 90 minutes, so it earned 3 stars, but believe me this was a truly painful viewing experience for the adults in our family. Our whole family, adults and children, enjoyed the first Ice Age film, but only the kids (all under 8 yrs) could watch this sequel in its entirety. The storyline is terrible and lacks verisimilitude - I still don't understand how ice age mammals ended up battling dinosaurs.
The addition of new characters drug down the acting in this sequel. The original characters are still okay and have a few (just a few) comedic lines and some good comedic timing, but Ellie is the most dull and lifeless character imaginable. She adds nothing to the movie. And Queen Latifah's acting is cringeworthy in its blandness and total lack of emotion. The new character, Buck, is equally irritating. His voice is grating and his whole Indiana Jones persona is such a boring, overused, "hero" stereotype. We bought this movie at a thrift store for 50 cents and I don't think it's worth a penny more.