Directors: Jared Bush & Byron Howard
Actors: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Ke Huy Quan, Andy Samberg
Genre: Animation / Adventure
Rating: PG
‘Zootopia 2’ is another strong whodunnit with our likeable
odd-couple pairing of Judy Hopps (Goodwin, the rabbit) and Nick Wilde (Bateman,
the fox) as the anthropomorphic new police recruits. Huge returning cast – police
chief/buffalo Bogo (Elba), popstar gazelle (Shakira), mole Mr Big (LaMarche)
and sheep Bellweather (Slate). Plus new additions Nibbles the beaver (Feimster),
Gary the snake (Huy Quan), mayor/horse Winddancer (Warburton) and the lynx’s –
Pawbert (Samberg) and his father Milton (Strathairn).
The case starts with the unveiling of a 100-year-old journal that is part of a cover-up to how the city of Zootopia was established – and the
mystery of why there’s no reptiles there. This is where conspiracy theorist
Nibbles comes in to help Judy & Nick, as they’re framed for helping Gary.
The story is pretty obvious, and lots of parallels to immigrants helping
establish the USA. There’s so many locations and other animals, it’s sometimes
hard to keep up with all the jokes and references – Ratatouille, The Shining,
Google, Babe, Cinderella, Starsky & Hutch – the list goes on.
Some of the biggest laughs are in the marsh, with the
walruses and sea lions (don’t call them seals!). There’s probably some scary
bits for young kids and it may be a bit long at 105min, but has a satisfactory
ending and another end credits song by Shakira. Not quite as great as the
original, but still a fun kids-film-that-adults-can-enjoy, carried by the
strong performances from the 2 leads and their giant support cast.
Overall: Solid sequel, still fun enough
Gav’s Rating: 3.5 stars
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