Ted 2

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In some ways, Ted 2 suffers because it's not as good as the first movie. It's also an improvement over Seth MacFarlane's previous A Million Ways to Die in the West (which I also happened to enjoy despite its noticeable problems). For the record, I still think Ted 2 is an enjoyable enough comedy, and one of the better comedy sequels out there. Once again, Mark Wahlberg and Seth MacFarlane have great comedic timing and chemistry together as John Bennett and Ted respectively. Amanda Seyfried steps in as Mila Kunis's replacement, playing a lawyer who is trying to help Ted be seen as a human in the eyes of the law. Seyfried handles the comedy really well, acting as the straight woman, while still having her goofy moments. The plot feels a little jumbled (a problem that seems to occur in a lot of Seth MacFarlane's work, as though he struggles with trying to figure out exactly what he wants the main plot of the movie to be). The Hasbro subplot really didn't need to be included in the movie, and feels as though it was only added so that Giovanni Ribisi could be in the movie, and his storyline just felt rehashed from the first movie. Jokes don't always land, but when they hit, they really work for me. Is Ted 2 a masterpiece that's going to stand the test of time, and be compared to the likes of The Dark Knight, The Empire Strikes Back, or The Godfather Part II? No, but I don't think that was the goal it was aiming for. It works as a movie that you can just turn on and watch at your own leisure.

8 / 10