After our
wonderful couple finished their White Castle burgers—which they craved all
through the first movie—the glorious duo Harold and Kumar went on another
adventure the very next day. This second movie in the Harold and Kumar
franchise was written to continue exactly where the first one left off, even
though it was produced and released four years later.
John Cho and Kal
Penn again deliver an A-class performance, though this movie doesn’t quite
deliver the strong draw the first one did. While the first movie made you feel
like a fly on the wall, this one just makes you laugh at the sheer stupidity of
the things happening.
This movie takes
on a new experience as we see Kumar’s former love interest in the mix. If you
recall from the first movie, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle ended
with both of them considering going to Amsterdam after Maria, Harold’s one true
love.
The writers of
this franchise, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg, just continued writing from
their last punctuation mark. Harold and Kumar have bought their tickets and are
now on their way to Amsterdam when they meet Vanessa. Vanessa is Kumar’s “one who
got away.” She’s on her way to Texas to marry one of Harold and Kumar’s former
classmates, Colton.
When our duo
boards the plane for their flight, a woman on the flight starts stereotyping
Kumar as a Muslim terrorist. She keeps her mouth shut but watches him closely
out of fear. Kumar sneaks into the bathroom after Harold to reveal that he
brought a bong onboard the plane. Harold, upset that Kumar can’t be patient,
walks out of the bathroom but doesn’t jam the door. The woman, already
suspicious of Kumar, sees him lighting the bong and screams, “BOMB!”
The two find
themselves locked in Guantánamo Bay by another stereotyping jerk, and due to a
series of unfortunate events—which end up working in their favor—they escape
from Guantánamo Bay.
Their escape
leads them to run into the KKK, Neil Patrick Harris, and President George W.
Bush.
In the end, the
movie is plain old fun, which is how I love my movies. No need to think deeply
about hidden meanings or get lost in the ridiculousness of it all. It’s just
the plain old fun of watching two guys make the best out of some ridiculous
situations.
After this, a
third movie was released during the Christmas period, titled A
Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2011).
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