How is it so much worse than the original?

Rating: 3/10 (8 March 2003)

I never hated sequels as much as other people. While they do have a tendency to be much worse than the originals, it doesn't mean there isn't a use for them. Some can be quite enjoyable. This movie is not one of those examples. The gags are either holdovers from the original or are so ill-concieved that they are almost painful to watch. The opening sequence starts promising, with the purposefully shoddy remake of the landing of the princess. Sadly, the movie recedes from that start to the viewer being relieved it has ended. And as much as hate the acting of Linda Fiorentino, I enjoyed her character much more than Rosario Dawson's. Also Vincent D'Onofrio's Bug was pure comic genius in his physicality. Lara Flynn Boyle's villian is entirely lifeless. Will and Tommy just walk through their characterizations, where in the original they had fun defining their characters and presenting them for the viewer. I honestly hope Sonnefeld is done with this series. Then again a third movie couldn't be as bad.