Super Troopers 2 (2018)

Directed by Jay Chandrasekhar. Starring Erik Stolhanske, Steve Lemme, Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Paul Soter, Brian Cox, Emmanuelle Chrisqui, Hayes MacArthur, Will Sasso, Tyler Labine, Rob Lowe, Marisa Coughlan, Paul Walter Hauser. [R]

Slipshod sequel to the cult comedy took long enough to arrive, and sadly, it wasn’t worth the wait. After a land survey discovers that a small chunk of Canadian land along the border actually belongs to the United States, the dopey “super troopers” are sent in to take over for the region’s Mountie unit. Leans heavily on good will and “reunion tour” joke references, which are mildly amusing at best, tiresome at worst; takes on the saturation comedy approach, which means that while there are some funny bits here and there, the overall affect is faintly numbing (no surprise, considering the usual glut of stoner-friendly humor, which is dominated by even larger collections of jokes about male genitalia and how “wacky” Canada is different from “normal” America). As Stolhanske’s character (still referred to as “the rookie” even though it’s been over fifteen years) incorrectly puts it: “I love it, it’s like we never left!” Like watching a rerun of an okay episode of a fairly good sitcom, it’s not uncomfortable, but seems kinda pointless. Funded in part by a very successful crowdsourcing campaign. Lynda Carter briefly reprises her role as the Vermont governor; other cameos include Seann William Scott, Bruce McCulloch, Jim Gaffigan, Clifton Collins Jr., Fred Savage, and more.

48/100