The Angry Birds Movie 2
The Angry Birds Movie 2 goes bigger, louder, and faster than the first movie — and somehow ends up feeling like less.
The original at least had a simple hook: Red being the only sane bird in a world of idiots. This one ditches that pretty quickly so it can throw everyone into a team-up plot with a new villain. It sounds like an upgrade, but it mostly just turns the movie into a constant stream of characters talking over each other.
The humour is hit-and-miss, leaning heavily toward “miss.” There are still a few genuinely funny moments, but they’re buried under a pile of jokes that feel like they were written in a rush and immediately approved. When something does land, it’s usually because the actors carry it. Jason Sudeikis keeps Red just grounded enough to work, Josh Gad commits fully to the chaos, and Bill Hader sounds like he’s having a better time than the script deserves.
The biggest downgrade from the first film is focus. The Angry Birds Movie at least stuck with its main idea and built jokes around it. This one jumps between subplots like it’s worried you’ll get bored if it stays in one place too long. The eagle side story in particular feels like it belongs in a different movie entirely — sometimes funny, but completely disconnected.
Visually, it’s polished and colourful, but that’s expected. Nothing really stands out beyond “this is what animated movies look like now.” It’s competent, just not memorable.
In trying to be bigger and funnier, the movie loses what made the first one work in the first place. It’s not terrible — just messy, overstuffed, and weirdly forgettable.