Hear me out.
I watched the first R.I.P.D. on a flight, expecting it to be enjoyably bad, but it wasn’t. Instead, it was just enjoyable. The whimsical lore of combining ancient prophecy with modern people and boring bureaucracy was pretty funny. Was it an absolutely fantastic movie? No, but it was good.
The sequel, however, explored none of the above any further. Instead, it tried to replace all that with a much more dramatic tone. So when I watched this one on the flight back, it wasn’t even enjoyably bad. It was just simple and dull.
R.I.P.D. 2
Hear me out. I watched the first R.I.P.D. on a flight, expecting it to be enjoyably bad, but it wasn’t. Instead, it was just enjoyable. The whimsical lore of combining ancient prophecy with modern people and boring bureaucracy was pretty funny. Was it an absolutely fantastic movie? No, but it was good.
The sequel, however, explored none of the above any further. Instead, it tried to replace all that with a much more dramatic tone. So when I watched this one on the flight back, it wasn’t even enjoyably bad. It was just simple and dull.
I only found out about the first one recently and was pleasantly surprised at Ryan Reynolds’ ability to keep me watching.
I was not ready to hear about a sequel.