Hot Tub Time Machine 2
After their first adventure with the Hot Tub Time Machine, Lou and Nick are living very well off their ill-gotten gains, while Jacob still cannot rely on Lou to be a positive role model. When an unknown assailant breaks into Lou's mansion and shoots him, Nick and Jacob take him for another trip in the hot tub. They emerge in the year 2025, where they must figure out who shot Lou and prevent it from happening again.
Critics Sentiment
Another Lou in minuteman costume shoots Lou's head off and invites them to make America happen
The characters appear on the game show Choozy Doozy with virtual reality sex
The film drops to its lowest point with the crude Choozy Doozy game show sequence, then gradually recovers toward the end credits which reviewers found genuinely funny.
Hot Tub Time Machine 2 struggles throughout most of its runtime with crude humor that lacks the heart of the original, suffering especially from John Cusack's absence and Rob Corddry's unlikable lead character. While the opening setup generates some interest and the ending credits provide genuine laughs, the middle sections rely heavily on juvenile sex jokes and gay panic humor that most reviewers found unfunny and desperate. The film's few emotional beats feel unearned, and the time travel plot is criticized as convoluted and poorly constructed compared to its predecessor.
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Rob Corddry
Lou Dorchen
Craig Robinson
Nick Webber
Clark Duke
Jacob Yates-Dorchen
Bianca Haase
Sophie
Chevy Chase
Repairman
Gillian Jacobs
Jill
Collette Wolfe
Kelly Yates
Adam Scott
Adam Yates Stedmeyer Jr.
Kumail Nanjiani
Brad Syed
Kellee Stewart
Courtney
Josh Heald
Terry
Gretchen Koerner
Susan
Lisa Loeb
Self
Jessica Williams
Self
Bruce Buffer
Self
Mariana Paola Vicente
Shot Girl
Christian Slater
Choozy Doozy Host
Jason Jones
Gary Winkle
Olivia Jordan
Bridesmaid
Christine Quinn
Christine
Crew
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