The Smurfs 2 (U) 104 mins **
Brand Smurf retains its
plasticky novelty throughout this overstuffed, Paris-set outing, which packages
its funny gags between enough daddy issues for all the world’s children and
occasional reaches for sincerity, undermined by the fact this is, au fond, stone-cold third-quarter Sony product. The
interplay between animated and live-action elements remains a selling point:
Hank Azaria again gives exemplary pantomime as Gargamel, and there’s a welcome
appearance from Brendan Gleeson, second only to, say, Liam Fox as the person
you’d least expect to see in a Smurf movie. A painless holidaykiller, if not –
you know – actually terribly worthwhile.
The Smurfs 2 is in cinemas nationwide.
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