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14 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63Boston GlobeBoston GlobeThe Rise of Taj is relatively pointless in the scheme of things, but refreshing in what it (mostly) doesn't resort to for laughs.
- 38New York PostKyle SmithNew York PostKyle SmithRyan Reynolds isn't around this time - and neither is most of the wit.
- 30The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisNational Lampoon’s Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj harnesses smut and silliness to an oddly innocent tale of true love.
- 25TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghThe laughs are low, the breasts are high, and the film is instantly forgettable.
- 25San Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubSan Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubWhile Kal Penn manages a decent lead performance as Taj, the writing is terrible.
- 25New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsIf you liked "Van Wilder," which starred Ryan Reynolds and Tara Reid, be warned: The only person returning from the cast is the boring Indian kid Taj Mahal Badalandabad (Kal Penn).
- 20L.A. WeeklyL.A. WeeklySo why not a sequel that subtracts the only good thing about the first movie, Ryan Reynolds? When Tara Reid won't even come back, you know things can't be good.
- 20The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenSo blatantly not funny that it might as well have been called "National Geographic's Van Wilder 2."
- 20VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyThe four-years-in-the-making, badly recycled (not to mention awful) sequel might stain the honor of the Lampoon label if it hadn't already produced several even worse films.
- To make a movie this charmless and uninspired takes a certain negligence that is rare among even the most cynical Hollywood moneymaking exercises.