Review: 'Zoolander 2' tries a little too hard to up the ante
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Review: ‘Zoolander 2’ tries a little too hard to up the ante
Every element of “Zoolander 2,” directed and cowritten by Ben Stiller, is aimed at being silly and ridiculous — like the original 15 years ago, yet more so. And “yet more so” ends up being the problem. This sequel ups the ante so aggressively and relentlessly that you may find yourself pining for a relaxing night in front of a 2001-era TV, watching the original on a VHS tape. That’s not to say there aren’t moments when you’ll laugh out loud, especially when your favorite celebrity or designer appears for a cameo (is there anyone Stiller COULDN’T get to appear in his film?). But eventually you’ll start to feel like your smile is sort of freezing on your face (Botox or no Botox); in your heart, you’ve just stopped laughing.
All you need to know is that Penelope Cruz (looking great) is the head of Interpol’s Global Fashion Division, and she’s trying to track down why so many rock stars are being killed (buh-bye, Boss!).
Associated Press movie reviewer Jocelyn Noveck
But of course Hedi Slimane from Saint Laurent, Olivier Rousteing from Balmain, Marc Jacobs and other fashion industry luminaries really wanted to be involved in the film, and it was a lot of collaboration.To the outside world, fashion is so serious, but “Zoolander” has been able to show that these designers really do have a sense of humor. There’s such a serious business to doing their collections each year and how they’re viewed based on runway reviews, so they had an opportunity to do all of the fun and the fashion without the pressure of also needing to be business-savvy.
