The movie isn't memorable or perfect by any standards but it's a fun movie and I didn't find myself getting bored. I would recommend it as a fun family movie.
129 Reviews
It was enjoyable
evanstewart-5365326 August 2021
Solid OK entertainment for kids/families
fleabagfirefly16 December 2021
Good laugh but not as par with first part.
m-ramanan2 March 2022
RATED 7/10
Language: English
Source: Netflix
Watchable sequel with enough entertainment. They criticise the sequel by themself and write the story on the same way.... Its not up to the first part and also not bad. Dont go with the expectation of first part. Fun movie to watch with family and kids.
One time watchable.
Watchable sequel with enough entertainment. They criticise the sequel by themself and write the story on the same way.... Its not up to the first part and also not bad. Dont go with the expectation of first part. Fun movie to watch with family and kids.
One time watchable.
Cute but why the fkn baby?
Candy_star4 October 2021
Why the eff did they give beatrix potter a stupid effing baby? In real life she never had kids as her focus was the hill top farm! Enough with the pronatalist bs already especially when it does little to reflect her actual life!
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
JoBloTheMovieCritic26 September 2021
Charming, but not as good as the first one.
cookehj8 August 2021
Warning: Spoilers
After 13 days of 12 hour+ shifts we needed something mindless. This definitely ticked the box! It was charming, great moral at the end and kept us engaged despite exhaustion. The first one had us both laughing out loud. Sadly this was only smile worthy and the use of CGI does help with the comedy action but it also takes something away from it. There were some obvious mistakes that felt like a bad influence on children - picking up the rabbits by their ears, not giving them water in the cage etc. Easy things to have not done so they were odd choices, or perhaps a lack of attention to detail. As former rabbit owners, we felt this was irresponsible, so if watching this with a child, I'd suggest some guidance! Also, children are easily influenced, and showing them that rabbits can be thrown in the air, might not have been a wise choice! However, there were plenty adult jokes and whilst we won't rush out to buy it, we'd watch it again with the nieces and nephews.
Jeremy Fisherrrr
elliotjeory13 August 2021
The movie which was fine without a sequel
alammuntasir2 July 2021
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway Movie Review
Peter rabbit is an half cgi/real life family movie. The sequel to the movie no body wanted Like all cgi movies, they have an awesome cast. James Corden as Peter, Margot Robbie as Flopsy, Elizabeth Debicki as Mopsy, Daisy Ridley as Cottontail rabbit, and Colin Moody as Benjamin. The male protagonist is played by Domnhall Gleeson while his counterpart is Rose Bryne. The movie is directed by Will Gluck.
There are some movies that never should have sequel. This is one of them. I never expected it to be mind-blowing. I watched the first one to be a family fun time which it excelled at. I think that the story should've ended by that movie. Unfortunately, since the movie was worldwide hit, the producers jumped on the wagon of money making sequel. I never thought what the sequel would be, they did OKAY. The movie was nowhere close as the first one. The movie continues where Bea and McGregor got married. McGregor and Peter were on good terms. But McGregor still had some grudge against Peter. He wanted a real family, but Peter was thorn in his way. On the other side Bea started to write a book about the first movie story, which was picked by a famous publisher Nigel which was played by David Oyelowo. Nigel also considered Peter a brat. So the Peter went out the way, pushed everyone away to prove himself that he was the story of the movie. And the story continues and provides us with many different learnings that a kids movie should have.
The fans of Peter Rabbit book will hate the movie cause the movie squeezes out of the characters from the book and creates a story out of nowhere. The first one was fun and worthy of watching. The second one is mixed bag. I think they should just stop here. But they already confirmed a third movie is in the works. I am gonna recommend you should watch the movie if you just want to have some fun. But if you are wanting a worthy successor, just leave it.
Personal Review: 6/10 Rotten Tomatoes: 68%
Peter rabbit is an half cgi/real life family movie. The sequel to the movie no body wanted Like all cgi movies, they have an awesome cast. James Corden as Peter, Margot Robbie as Flopsy, Elizabeth Debicki as Mopsy, Daisy Ridley as Cottontail rabbit, and Colin Moody as Benjamin. The male protagonist is played by Domnhall Gleeson while his counterpart is Rose Bryne. The movie is directed by Will Gluck.
There are some movies that never should have sequel. This is one of them. I never expected it to be mind-blowing. I watched the first one to be a family fun time which it excelled at. I think that the story should've ended by that movie. Unfortunately, since the movie was worldwide hit, the producers jumped on the wagon of money making sequel. I never thought what the sequel would be, they did OKAY. The movie was nowhere close as the first one. The movie continues where Bea and McGregor got married. McGregor and Peter were on good terms. But McGregor still had some grudge against Peter. He wanted a real family, but Peter was thorn in his way. On the other side Bea started to write a book about the first movie story, which was picked by a famous publisher Nigel which was played by David Oyelowo. Nigel also considered Peter a brat. So the Peter went out the way, pushed everyone away to prove himself that he was the story of the movie. And the story continues and provides us with many different learnings that a kids movie should have.
The fans of Peter Rabbit book will hate the movie cause the movie squeezes out of the characters from the book and creates a story out of nowhere. The first one was fun and worthy of watching. The second one is mixed bag. I think they should just stop here. But they already confirmed a third movie is in the works. I am gonna recommend you should watch the movie if you just want to have some fun. But if you are wanting a worthy successor, just leave it.
Personal Review: 6/10 Rotten Tomatoes: 68%
Charmless runaway
TheLittleSongbird1 June 2022
Am one of those people who really enjoyed the first 'Peter Rabbit'. A masterpiece it was not, but it was so much better than expected and was entertaining. While sequels don't always have a good reputation, there are some great ones out there and even masterpieces that are as good as their originals ('Godfather Part II', 'Aliens', 'Terminator 2', 'Empire Strikes Back'). Did though question the need for 'Peter Rabbit' getting a sequel when the first could easily have been a one off.
'Peter Rabbit 2' disappointed. It is not a terrible film and has its moments and good things, but its mixed critical reception is more than understandable, and agreed with sadly, and my feelings are pretty mixed. The first is definitely better, while this didn't feel needed and lacked what made the first so enjoyable (despite having the same cast back). As far as 2021 films go, 'Peter Rabbit 2' is not one of the worst, but among the best it is a long way from.
The good things are going to be listed first. It looks fine, with the photography and locations being lovely. Even better is the work on the animals, they look wonderful and gel seamlessly with the locations and what goes on around them. While the placement of the soundtrack was not great, the song selection was pretty good, characterful and diverse and the score fitted at least.
Domhnall Gleeson and Rose Byrne do their best bringing charm into their underwritten roles. Most of the voice cast are very good, with the standout being Lennie James as one of the film's most interesting characters (being one of the few to get a backstory and clear motivations). There are some amusing lines, Peter's sisters have a lot of personality as do all the animal characters. One of the better moments was also the self-aware moment of Peter acknowledging that his voice is annoying.
On the other hand, the flaws are many. Peter himself is very difficult to root for, a big problem considering that in this story you are supposed to do so, due to the film going too far on showing his flaws and not enough of his good intentions. James Corden this time is irritating, he was fine before but comes over as cocky and obnoxious this time. The story this time felt messy and felt like two stories in one. The book deal subplot is very thin and over-stretched. Fine actor David Oyelowo deserved better than the stock obvious role he was given and he comes over as very one dimensional. Amazing how it took so long for the other characters to see through him.
Meanwhile, the main plot with Peter is very over-stuffed, too busy and too over-reliant on confused slapstick, the truth about one character's intentions being not a shock for a second and repetitive humour, especially with the rooster and petshop. Personally did find myself confused with what the film was trying to be and who it was being aimed at, so target audience was a big problem. With some of it being juvenile for adults and too complicated for younger audiences. For a family film there is not an awful lot to enjoy for younger viewers and older ones will only find it mildly amusing.
While finding the soundtrack choices nice, the placement was often questionable. With it not being harmonious with the action sometimes and being too loud. Charm is too little and the attempts at emotional drama come over as too sentimental. The ending is too rushed and convenient and the pacing is all over the shop, draggy in the subplot and too hectic in the main one.
Summing up, underwhelming but not bad despite how all that sounded. 5/10.
'Peter Rabbit 2' disappointed. It is not a terrible film and has its moments and good things, but its mixed critical reception is more than understandable, and agreed with sadly, and my feelings are pretty mixed. The first is definitely better, while this didn't feel needed and lacked what made the first so enjoyable (despite having the same cast back). As far as 2021 films go, 'Peter Rabbit 2' is not one of the worst, but among the best it is a long way from.
The good things are going to be listed first. It looks fine, with the photography and locations being lovely. Even better is the work on the animals, they look wonderful and gel seamlessly with the locations and what goes on around them. While the placement of the soundtrack was not great, the song selection was pretty good, characterful and diverse and the score fitted at least.
Domhnall Gleeson and Rose Byrne do their best bringing charm into their underwritten roles. Most of the voice cast are very good, with the standout being Lennie James as one of the film's most interesting characters (being one of the few to get a backstory and clear motivations). There are some amusing lines, Peter's sisters have a lot of personality as do all the animal characters. One of the better moments was also the self-aware moment of Peter acknowledging that his voice is annoying.
On the other hand, the flaws are many. Peter himself is very difficult to root for, a big problem considering that in this story you are supposed to do so, due to the film going too far on showing his flaws and not enough of his good intentions. James Corden this time is irritating, he was fine before but comes over as cocky and obnoxious this time. The story this time felt messy and felt like two stories in one. The book deal subplot is very thin and over-stretched. Fine actor David Oyelowo deserved better than the stock obvious role he was given and he comes over as very one dimensional. Amazing how it took so long for the other characters to see through him.
Meanwhile, the main plot with Peter is very over-stuffed, too busy and too over-reliant on confused slapstick, the truth about one character's intentions being not a shock for a second and repetitive humour, especially with the rooster and petshop. Personally did find myself confused with what the film was trying to be and who it was being aimed at, so target audience was a big problem. With some of it being juvenile for adults and too complicated for younger audiences. For a family film there is not an awful lot to enjoy for younger viewers and older ones will only find it mildly amusing.
While finding the soundtrack choices nice, the placement was often questionable. With it not being harmonious with the action sometimes and being too loud. Charm is too little and the attempts at emotional drama come over as too sentimental. The ending is too rushed and convenient and the pacing is all over the shop, draggy in the subplot and too hectic in the main one.
Summing up, underwhelming but not bad despite how all that sounded. 5/10.
Movie With A Message
stevendbeard11 June 2021
Warning: Spoilers
I saw "Peter Rabbit 2:The Runaway", starring the voice of James Corden-Ocean's Eight, Into the Woods; Rose Byrne-Like a Boss, the Insidious movies; Domhnall Gleeson-the Star Wars movies, The Revenant and David Oyelowo-Chaos Walking, Jack Reacher.
This is a sequel to the 2018 'Peter Rabbit'-in case you couldn't tell by the number 2 in the title-that starts with Rose & Domhnall getting married. James is the voice of Peter, the mischievous rabbit that keeps getting into trouble. Rose, who wrote a children's book about her rabbit family, has gotten noticed by David, a book publisher, who sees dollar signs. But, David wants to change things to sell more books and the changes don't go over too well with Domhnall. Meanwhile, James gets mixed up with some shady characters that try to lead him down a wrong path. It's a movie with a message about family and who you can depend on.
It's rated "PG" for some rude humor and action and has a running time of 1 hour & 33 minutes.
It's one the kids-and accompanying adults-should enjoy so I would buy it on DVD.
This is a sequel to the 2018 'Peter Rabbit'-in case you couldn't tell by the number 2 in the title-that starts with Rose & Domhnall getting married. James is the voice of Peter, the mischievous rabbit that keeps getting into trouble. Rose, who wrote a children's book about her rabbit family, has gotten noticed by David, a book publisher, who sees dollar signs. But, David wants to change things to sell more books and the changes don't go over too well with Domhnall. Meanwhile, James gets mixed up with some shady characters that try to lead him down a wrong path. It's a movie with a message about family and who you can depend on.
It's rated "PG" for some rude humor and action and has a running time of 1 hour & 33 minutes.
It's one the kids-and accompanying adults-should enjoy so I would buy it on DVD.
Awful
luckystar-5919615 August 2021
Absolutely awful film, rating boosters giving this 10/10 emplying it rates among Green mile, Shawshank as greatest films ever made.. it ain't.
First film was superb, how it should be but this is a god awful in comparison.. padding out jokes,cringe worthy set pieces.. even kids would think eh at some bits. Ignore the 10/10 ones... It ain't that good.
First film was superb, how it should be but this is a god awful in comparison.. padding out jokes,cringe worthy set pieces.. even kids would think eh at some bits. Ignore the 10/10 ones... It ain't that good.
I Came Out of the Cinema with a Smile on my Face...
crystalrosexoxo3 May 2021
Don't listen to the negative reviews. This movie deserves a way better rating, I think everyone was waiting for it be released. I really enjoyed the first Peter Rabbit Movie, and the sequel followed up nicely. It focuses a lot on Peter Rabbit not so much on the others, but what do you expect, it's title is Peter Rabbit 2. I could watch this movie more than once and still find it interesting. It is a funny film, with a storyline that makes me happy... or sad some times. But altogether I loved this movie, and I think you would two. Thank you developers!!
Highly Recommend.
Highly Recommend.
Harmless Family Fun
a-clinch122 May 2021
Shockingly bad
chainsawcookie19835 August 2021
A fun Cinema experience
rohanumpleby27 June 2021
Warning: Spoilers
Very funny film, and I found the movie to be well edited, and the scenes that were over dramatic seemed good as well, and the farther and rabbit scene was really good, that aside some of this was rushed. Introduced new characters and brushed them aside and they did it more then once that just makes it annoying as there's no chemistry between the characters well certainly not much. The whole humans hating on Rabbit's went a bit to far then anything else and that made me feel a bit annoyed at the people that thought being clever and knowing that people hate rabbits was a good idea because it was overused big time here. Some bits I do like about this movie other bits annoy me. Decent movie though ignore the fake 1/10 reviews like always and enjoy the movie!
This bunny has legs.
bob-the-movie-man25 July 2021
I appreciate I'm over 2 months late in seeing "Peter Rabbit 2". But the grandkids were staying for the weekend and wanted to see it again!
Positives:
Negatives:
Summary Thoughts: It's fair to say (although I never actually wrote a full review for it) that I was NOT a fan of the original Peter Rabbit movie from 2018. Corden grated; there was not enough for adult viewers and some of the included scenes were highly questionable: try explaining to a three-year-old why Peter was stabbing a dead old man in the eye with his finger! I've avoided watching it again on the TV like the plague.
This sequel was, I thought, much better, being entertaining for both kids and adults. I wonder if I now watched the first movie I might find it, in hindsight, more palatable? Perhaps I will give it a try sometime.
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Positives:
- This time the movie manages - "Paddington 2" style - to find a good balance between slapstick jokes that appeal to the target younger audience (my grandkids were roaring at certain bits) and the 'dragalong' adult audience. Some of these are gorgeously surreal - like the skiing badger in the Alps as a "university prank". It certainly passes the "6 laugh" test for a comedy, and generated a couple of good guffaws (the Austin Powers landing in the Aston Martin and the subsequent take-off was one for me).
- In the first movie, James Corden's voicing of Peter Rabbit tended to grate with me enormously. Here he gamely plays up to that, accepting that he is a bit of a "marmite" character with a lot of people. It's a fine comic moment.
- Rose Byrne and Domnhall Gleeson make a cute and watchable couple. (Rose Byrne could read the phone directory for me). They are well supported here by David Oyelowo ("Don't look into his eyes") who is the least villainous villain in any movie in recent memory! Also fun are trying to spot the guest voice artistes who include Margot Robbie, Sia, Elizabeth Debicki, Sam Neill, Lennie James and Hayley Atwell.
Negatives:
- A few of the jokes don't quite land (a one-note cockeral story, for example, is overplayed).
- As I've been doing some Supporting Artist work recently, I've become obsessed with observing Extras and the continuity of Extras in shots. There are a few inconsistencies in the mix on this one!
Summary Thoughts: It's fair to say (although I never actually wrote a full review for it) that I was NOT a fan of the original Peter Rabbit movie from 2018. Corden grated; there was not enough for adult viewers and some of the included scenes were highly questionable: try explaining to a three-year-old why Peter was stabbing a dead old man in the eye with his finger! I've avoided watching it again on the TV like the plague.
This sequel was, I thought, much better, being entertaining for both kids and adults. I wonder if I now watched the first movie I might find it, in hindsight, more palatable? Perhaps I will give it a try sometime.
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Improvement on the original
briancham199410 October 2021
This film takes the elements from the original film and improves on it in every way. It's incredibly self-aware about the reception and flaws of its predecessor, toning down the slapstick, exposing how irresponsible the mischief is, and focusing on the family dynamic. This is even lampshaded directly with the publishers of the book trying to make it more marketable, which ends up being a paradox. The characters realise that the changes are ruining the core heart of the story, yet the film itself actually incorporates the changes suggested by its villains. While clever and funny, this conflict would probably go over the heads of its child audience and it takes up too much screentime, as the other plot is very slow to start off. In a more compelling side story, Peter feels scrutinised and ostracised for his mayhem and ends up falling into even worse company. This has an emotional core that would appeal to more of the audience.
I love it
maykermedina4 July 2021
I don't usually leave reviews
jaymedavison20 August 2021
Expanded the adventure for its animal characters
witra_as18 January 2022
Unneccesary sequel which was slightly better than we think. Will Gluck really expanded the adventure with 'heist' that led to greater self-awareness especially for its animal characters. In the end it's still about family though got less exciting human story.
Not amazing!
alexscott-3529916 July 2021
Nothing special. Although it has some interesting quirks and some pretty funny jokes, this film is just mediocre at best. The story is dull the acting is pretty lacklustre and the cgi animals are god awful. James Corden just irritates me massively and his voice acting in this is just cringeworthy. There are some bits that are okay such as the meta/self aware jokes which came as a massive surprise and were actually decent but didn't come as often as I'd liked, the voice acting cast is stacked with massive talent but just wasn't enough to make this movie enjoyable! The heist bit near the end was okay and not terrible but just missed the part what made it actually significant as it was obvious what was going to happen. I loved the green day part as that came out of nowhere and did make me laugh to be fair. I also loved the rescue scene at the end and it was by far then best sequence in the whole film. All in all just not an amazing film but not terrible! But to be honest I didn't expect much at all! Nothing to be amazed by but not awful!
Peter Rabbit 2
divine_jackpots3 July 2021
The Next Rabbit Lesson
OMTR18 February 2022
'Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway', or 'The Next Rabbit Lesson', is still so important when it comes to core values in life, but also sometimes shows that reaching the level of the original work is not always an easy thing.
No animal cruelty warning
nineteen-stars14 January 2022
I loved all Beatrice potter books growing up so keen to watch the movie adaptations. One thing that has not been called out is the animal cruelty scene within this film. As a rabbit owner the scenes following the pet shop are shocking, many of the actions would have killed a rabbit so this is disgusting. These scenes have made the film deserve a 0/10.
Cute and charming characters return for another adventure with less humor
cruise0124 September 2021
3 out of 5 stars.
Peter Rabbit 2 is a fair family film. Bringing back characters that we loved from the first film. Putting Peter in another adventure and theme about family. The sequel does lack humor compared to the first film. And less interesting human story than the first.
The sequel story follows the two main characters getting married. And Peter suspecting that once married and having kids of there own. Him and the rabbits are forgotten. McGregor and Peter still clash at times. Peter feeling like an outsider as he is always in trouble. Or caught in a bad moment. He runs away and falls into an old family friend rabbit who knew his father. And has a gang that robs food from peoples houses. And they plot a heist in a farmers market. While his human friends and rabbits make on a journey to rescue Peter.
Story was okay. A bit forgettable. The first focused on Peter and McGregor clashing for Rose Byrnes character and had a lot of entertaining moments. The sequel is missing a lot of the humor and memerable moments. It does have some sense of fun and cute characters that brings there fun energy on the screen that kids will enjoy. Adults may find this forgettable.
Peter Rabbit 2 is a fair family film. Bringing back characters that we loved from the first film. Putting Peter in another adventure and theme about family. The sequel does lack humor compared to the first film. And less interesting human story than the first.
The sequel story follows the two main characters getting married. And Peter suspecting that once married and having kids of there own. Him and the rabbits are forgotten. McGregor and Peter still clash at times. Peter feeling like an outsider as he is always in trouble. Or caught in a bad moment. He runs away and falls into an old family friend rabbit who knew his father. And has a gang that robs food from peoples houses. And they plot a heist in a farmers market. While his human friends and rabbits make on a journey to rescue Peter.
Story was okay. A bit forgettable. The first focused on Peter and McGregor clashing for Rose Byrnes character and had a lot of entertaining moments. The sequel is missing a lot of the humor and memerable moments. It does have some sense of fun and cute characters that brings there fun energy on the screen that kids will enjoy. Adults may find this forgettable.
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