Director: James Bobin
Principal Cast Members: Ricky Gervais, Tina Fey, Ty Burrell and ... erm The Muppets
The 2012 (again on UK release) reboot of The Muppets was a joy fun filled romp that put the Muppets back on top. But as the opening number of the sequel states sequels are never quite as good and unfortunately that proves to be true in the case of Muppets Most Wanted. While the film has everything you'd expect from a Muppets movie, although I'm not sure anyone could ever have expected a musical number with Tina Fey and Danny Trejo, the sequel struggles to maintain the feel good tone of the first film. It was always going hard to find leads that could match the enthusiasm of Jason Segal and Amy Adams and it was a bold move to instead have Ricky Gervais as the human lead. It could of worked, and probably will work for any fans of Gervais, but unfortunately for me it was not a move that paid off. Similarly although the string of cameos rack up some big names none make a significant impact upon the film. The comedy is also very bare to the ground as well, although Ty Burrell and Sam the Eagles partnership does prove some lovely moments, and there appears to be little there for an adult audience. No doubt the Muppets will be back again soon and hopefully will rediscover their form but Most Wanted just left me wanting a little more...
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