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Derek and Hansel are modelling again when an opposing company attempts to take them out from the business.
While “Zoolander 2” is bigger, louder, and much more glossier than its 2001 predecessor, it fails to ignite any serious laughs throughout its 102 minute run time. Although the movie is populated with more cameos than “Entourage,” this does not offer any real depth to the overall scope of things, but then again, we’re talking about a movie where the protagonists are washed-up male models who are way past their prime.
Distraught after losing his wife Matilda (Christine Taylor) in a freak accident, and then having his young son Derek Zoolander Jr. (Cyrus Arnold), taken away from him by Child Protective Services for being a clueless father, Derek Zoolander (Ben Stiller) vows to live the remainder of his life as a hermit. When famous celebrities start dying around Europe, and Interpol is completely helpless in figuring out who could be responsible, the team leader, Valentina (Penélope Cruz), realizes that they all died while using Zoolander’s trademark “Blue Steel” look on their face and with this knowledge, enlists the help of both Zoolander and his former friend, Hansel (Owen Wilson), to help solve the case.
While in Rome, both models must infiltrate the lair of the mysterious Alexanya Atoz (Kristen Wiig), a powerful new costume designer who threatens to take over the world and with news of Zoolander’s rival Jacobim Mugatu (Will Ferrell), being set free after years in prison, the stage is set for a climactic showdown between the duo.
While “Zoolander 2” does have the occasional laugh, it is mostly filled with groan-inducing scenes that, for the most part, extend way past their cut-off point. The movie is filled with countless celebrity cameos, in a blatant move to try and vindicate the film’s apparent lack of genuine humor. Stiller’s Derek Zoolander is so painfully stupid, one can’t help but compare him to Peter Sellers’ bumbling Inspector Jacques Clouseau, from the Pink Panther films. Granted, while both characters lack any common sense and intelligence, while Clouseau is apparently clueless to the fact that he is clueless, Zoolander appears to be constantly aware of his circumstance, and is just short of looking straight into the camera and winking at the audience, letting us know that he is in on the joke. But for those who spend their hard-earned cash on seeing this movie, the joke is on them.
In theaters February 12th
