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movie review - Murder Mystery II

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

Kokubunji, 2023.04.22

This is a sequel to 2019's surprisingly good Adam Sandler movie. Yes, I'm still not used to the phrase myself. In this outing, the stars have launched a private detective business that's gone nowhere. They eagerly accept an invitation to a billionaire friend's wedding, but the wedding goes disastrously with a body guard killed and their friend kidnapped.

The on-screen chemistry of the stars is there, and the tone remains good as the writers and/or actors are clearly trying to set a certain tone and not taking this either too seriously or too "mad-cap".

It's fun.

Recommended.

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