We Are Not Angels 2 delivers in people's expectations of a sequel, i'm not going to put down the negative opinions against it. I can understand that some people might be incorporation nostalgia into their opinions a bit too much than they should.
Overall however, they are allowed to be disappointed as WANA2 definite'y doesn't have the same 'vibe' as the first movie.
I'll say it. Upfront that i enjoyed this film alot more, or rather that i laughed and was engaged alot more, and i would give it a 8.5 rating originally, but upoon a deeper look i think that this movie objectiveely isn't up to par in some aspects.
The main issue is that it feels so lost, the jokes, while funny, carry very little meaning, in a way that it feeels like cheap comedy. To clarify, i mean that even though you'll laugh, you really won't be able to explain why, it's like children laughing at toilet humour, they find it funny, but for really no particular reason.
However an improved aspect of this movie is definitely engagement. WIth NIkola taking a more proactive role in moving the plot along, the viewer can also have their attention stirred, and not feel bored half way.
Even though the premise might be 'generic' with a father trying to deal with his daughter's dating life make sense for a WANA sequel. Think about it, the first movie ended on Nikola and Marina's baby being born, the next movie could naturally be about parenthood, and parenthood has many aspeects to it which would fit with the theme of the movie, and that theme is responsibility. WANA' was all about NIkola rising up to the challenge of responsibility.
Another complaint i have is Marina's absence, NIkola wasn't the only main character, Marina was one aswell, altough i think she was a very shallow character in the first movie, with a much bigger focus being put on NIkola. Fathers aren't the only people who worry about their children and their relationships, she would've fit into the movie just fine. Not only that, we could've had her character expanded upon, dive a bit deeper in what went wrong with her relationship with Nikola, this way, the movie could've had an even better plot, been better paced due to more content to work with while also being a good comedy.
All in all, i think this is a decent sequel, i don't think it's as bad as people put it out to be, atleast coming from an objective analysis of the movie's story, plot, pacing, characters. Maybe the others are right about this not being a movie about 'serbian culture' like the previous one was, im not too familiar with it so i can't say much about that.
I'd still consider watching it.
