Far too much of the film feels a laundry list of references to the original.

| Jun 14, 2017

While not a film likely to have a lot in the way of staying power, I still enjoyed Zoolander 2, the sequel reminding me that Stiller is a creatively inspired director who should probably step behind the camera more often than he right now does.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Aug 15, 2016

Failing to tap into practically any of the charm of its predecessor is Zoolander 2, a supposed comedy devoid of practically any creativity and humor.

| Original Score: 1.5/5 | Aug 2, 2016

One of the most unnecessary sequels of all time (yes, I've seen Speed 2).

| Original Score: 1/4 | Jun 13, 2016

Agonizingly paced and bewilderingly outdated, Ben Stiller's long-awaited sequel is a sad march through every single joke from the 2001 original.

| Apr 27, 2016

Silly jokes and A-list cameos pass the time, but it's pretty much more of the same from Ben Stiller, Luke Wilson, Will Ferrell and the rest of the gang.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 23, 2016

Zoolander 2 takes pains to reference every successful gag you remember from the original, and then embellish them in painful-often offensive, almost always outdated-fashion.

| Feb 19, 2016

Stumbles down the runway like an overdressed supermodel with two left feet.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Feb 18, 2016

Walking out of Zoolander 2 was the obvious choice...

| Feb 16, 2016

The first film scored a few palpable hits, but the new one barely makes the effort, and the poise of a work like "Funny Face," which both mocked and fêted a devotion to couture, seems an impossible dream.

| Feb 15, 2016

If you want to see this, see it addled. With a fashion crowd, if that's not an oxymoron. Or something.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 14, 2016

This baggy, back-slapping sequel fails to recapture the magic that made the original a quotable hit.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Feb 14, 2016

Anna Wintour and Valentino join in on the very obvious gags about their industry, acknowledging that Ben Stiller's preening and witless runway "satire" contains nothing to make them remotely uncomfortable.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/5 | Feb 12, 2016

It's all a bit of a mess and just not funny. Anyone who hasn't seen the first film will wonder what on earth is going on.

| Original Score: 1.5/5 | Feb 12, 2016

How bad is Zoolander 2? It's Batman and Robin bad.

| Feb 12, 2016

It is merely dumb when it should be knowingly dumb; satirically dull when it should be sharp; and just plain ugly when it should be, at the very least, aesthetically minded.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Feb 12, 2016

Amounts to a parade of celebrity cameos masquerading as a movie.

| Original Score: C- | Feb 12, 2016

Kind of like fashion itself, we don't really care whether "Zoolander 2″ is any good. We go because it is silly fun.

| Original Score: B- | Feb 11, 2016

[Zoolander 2] trades its predecessor's absurdist joys for the same derivative bombast that made Anchorman 2 such a disappointing slog.

| Feb 11, 2016

Some people find Derek Zoolander funny and likable and endearingly dumb. I don't. I find him grating.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Feb 11, 2016