THE BAD GUYS 2

Name: THE BAD GUYS 2
Item: THE BAD GUYS 2
Author: Review

"Overcome Temptation with Good"

Family Content: +1 Moderately questionable elements. (Discernment required for young children.)

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What You Need To Know:

THE BAD GUYS 2 is an animated sequel to an acclaimed heist comedy from 2022. After turning good, Mr. Wolf and his team are having a tough time finding honest work, because no one wants to hire former criminals. When a gold wrestling belt is stolen, Wolf and his team are framed. They try to investigate but end up being kidnapped. Their kidnappers blackmail them to help facilitate a dastardly plot to steal all the world’s gold. Can Mr. Wolf and his friends escape this predicament and remain upstanding citizens?

THE BAD GUYS 2 is funny and exciting. However, the plot is a bit convoluted. The characters keep uncovering new subplots to get to the finale. Happily, THE BAD GUYS 2 has a strong moral worldview about overcoming temptation and doing good no matter what. However, the movie has some strong cartoon violence, lots of jeopardy and some parts that may be too scary for younger children. THE BAD GUYS 2 is also very high energy and fast paced. So, if you or your child are sensitive to that, please be mindful.

Content:

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Dominant Worldview and Other Worldview Content/Elements:

Strong moral worldview about doing the right thing and overcoming temptation, plus there’s a mention of vinyasa yoga but it’s mocked;

Foul Language:

No obscenities or profanities, but one character is called a “jackass”;

Violence:

Lots of strong and light action and comical cartoon violence includes lots of lots of fighting with kicking and punching and slapping, fighting in a wrestling ring, and destruction occurs;

Sex:

No sexual immorality or lewd content but two animals kiss;

Nudity:

No nudity;

Alcohol Use:

No alcohol use;

Smoking and/or Drug Use and Abuse:

No smoking or drugs; and,

Miscellaneous Immorality:

Bad guys kidnap and blackmail the heroes, a car is stolen and a man wears a dress as a disguise, but his face is never shown.

More Detail:

In the animated movie THE BAD GUYS 2, Mr. Wolf and his team of former bad guys is doing everything they can to find honorable jobs, but when they’re kidnapped by other bad guys, they have to figure out how to get out of doing bad. THE BAD GUYS 2 is funny and exciting, with a strong moral worldview about overcoming temptation and doing the right thing no matter what, but the plot is a little convoluted, and the movie may be too scary and frenetic for some or many younger children.

Mr. Wolf remembers his adventures as a bad guy. He and his team include Mr. Shark, Mr. Snake, Miss Tarantula, and Mr. Piranha. They had been doing bad for so long, such as stealing fine jewels and robbing banks, but they had an epiphany and changed their lives. Since changing their lives, however, they’ve tried to find good, upstanding jobs, but no one seems to be hiring ex-convicts.

One thing Wolf has been noticing, is that Snake has been out and about a lot. They turn on the tv, and a story comes up of some gold being stollen and somehow their group is thought to be the robbers! Knowing they didn’t do it, they decide to go to Police Chief Misty Luggins and tell her they didn’t do it. The Chief at first doesn’t believe them, but then Wolf and the team start showing her the clues to who it could be, which may be Snake! So, they go to where the next big robbery might take place, to a Lucha Libre wrestling match where a prized championship belt made of gold will be awarded.

When they arrive at the Lucha Libre event, they see Snake and think they’ve caught the bad guy. It turns out, however, that Snake has just fallen in love with Tiffany Fluffit. When the fighting starts, Wolf thinks the robber is fighting in the ring for the belt. So, the whole group gets into the ring to fight. They end up winning the belt, but then everyone thinks they’re trying to steal it. So, they race off, and Tiffany helps them escape. However, Tiffany ends up kidnapping the group.

Tiffany takes the group to Kitty Kat, who’s trying to steal all the gold around the world. Kitty blackmails them to help steal all the world’s gold. How will Mr. Wolf, Mr. Shark, Mr. Snake, Miss Tarantula, and Mr. Piranha get out of this predicament and stay upstanding citizens?

THE BAD GUYS 2 is funny and exciting, but the plot is a bit convoluted. The characters keep finding out new subplots to get to the finale.

Happily, THE BAD GUYS 2 has a strong moral worldview about overcoming temptation and doing the right thing. This is a great message for children to hear, that, no matter what, doing the right thing is always the best option. The movie does have lots of jeopardy, fighting and one curse word in it. THE BAD GUYS 2 is also very high energy and fast paced. So, if you or your child are sensitive to that, please be mindful.