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17 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertUys's style sheds a sweet and gentle light on this new comedy, which is a sequel to the surprising international success - and, I think, a better film.
- 75Washington PostRita KempleyWashington PostRita KempleyIn these days of overproduced overstatement, of totally awesome turtle power and other toxic gimcracks, The Gods Must Be Crazy II feels like a vacation, a sort of enlightened Wild Kingdom.
- 63Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonYou'll probably have some laughs along the way in spite of your better instincts.
- 63Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumUys's juggling of the separate yet interlocking plotlines is fairly adroit, and his whimsy continues to be good humored, although once again it's purchased with a sentimental and complacent view of African life designed to flatter the viewer.
- Despite a few dull spots and a certain amount of predictability, The Gods Must Be Crazy II delivers enough laughs and does it with enough charm to be worthwhile viewing, especially for fans of the first film.
- 50Boston GlobeJay CarrBoston GlobeJay CarrNo less than the first film, this new effort is both disarmingly sweet and politically appalling. [13 Apr 1990, p.48p]
- 40Los Angeles TimesSheila BensonLos Angeles TimesSheila BensonThe wonder is that anything in a country this exotic, full of such potential wonder, could be made this enervating.
- 20Time OutTime OutMindless, immature, slapstick twaddle.
- 0Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanIt’s essential to recognize Uys’ patronization of the Bushmen for what it is: a beguiling form of racism.