The film The Smurfs 2 failed to impress Erika Casanova of The New York Times who said it was too complex for young children to understand .
`` Neil Genzlinger of The New York Times gave the film two out of five stars , saying `` The movie does n't have the wit of the first installment and seems as if it might be hard for young children to follow , though who knows with young children ? ''
The Smurfs 2