Peter Rabbit 2 (2021)

Peter Rabbit 2 (2021)

 

4/10

Starring

Rose Byne

Domhnall Gleeson

David Oyelowo

James Corden (voice)

Margot Robbie (voice)

 

Directed by Will Gluck

 

I recall enjoying the first Peter Rabbit, and I think many other people did too, so maybe that's why they decided to add to the fun with Peter Rabbit 2. The problem is, I struggled to keep my eyes open. This movie wasn’t as good as the first one—it just had many more characters and a plot that felt like the director bit off more than he could chew.

There was a lot happening on the home front for Bea, who is now married to McGregor. Then there was a lot happening in Peter’s life, who (as a rabbit) was going through some deep stuff about his past and his present.

We also had Flopsy and Mopsy going through their own form of identity crisis, and there’s a massive book deal for Bea that seems to want to take her away from all she knows. I wouldn’t say there was too much happening where the movie would lose you—all these elements were well-arranged to make sure you didn’t get lost (well done to the director for that). The problem was, all these plot points gave the movie so much to do, and it took away the fun, laughs, and excitement from the first movie.

Peter Rabbit 2 is a live-action/computer-animated comedy movie based on a series of children’s books by writer Beatrix Potter. This new addition to the Peter Rabbit story starts at a wedding. Bea (Rose Byrne) is getting married to Thomas (Domhnall Gleeson), with Peter being the best man. The challenge for Peter is that he is losing his precious Bea, with whom he and all the animals have formed a family. Or, in another way, their family is expanding with Thomas joining it.

Thomas is still not fond of Peter’s mischievous ways, and Peter starts to feel like he’s missing something in his life—his father.

When a publisher approaches Bea with a publishing deal that leads to changes in the book characters and their places of adventure, Thomas is not on board. Even Peter isn’t fully in support of the idea, which leads to him running into another rabbit who claims to be a friend of his father.

This rabbit has his own crew of thieves who are planning a big score and want to use Peter’s skill of mayhem to make it happen. Now, Peter feels at home with this crew and is caught between his allegiance to this new family and the one he has at home.

It’s hard to find any way to recommend this movie. I just wish they had stuck to things happening on the farm.