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Big Momma's House 2

2006, Movie, PG-13, 100 mins

Big Momma's House 2: Review

BIG MOMMA'S HOUSE 2
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Unless you've willingly seen the original BIG MOMMA'S HOUSE (2000) more than once, or just think there's something inherently hysterical about obese elderly women in tight-fitting bathing suits, you'll probably want to steer clear of this lazy sequel in which Martin Lawrence reprises his role as a L.A. FBI agent who goes undercover as Hattie Mae Pierce, aka Big Momma. Now happily married to the real-life Hattie Mae's granddaughter, Sherri (Nia Long), and expecting their first child together, Agent Malcolm Turner (Lawrence) has made good on his promise to trade the thrills of FBI fieldwork for something a lot less dangerous: He now makes regular appearances at local schools dressed as the FBI's mascot, Goldie the Safety Eagle. Humiliated, Malcolm is nevertheless determined to keep his promise to Sherri, until he learns that his first partner, undercover agent Doug Hudson (Kirk B.R. Waller), was killed while investigating the source of a dangerous new computer "worm," which, once unleashed into the government's network, will grant terrorists access to everything from top-secret military intelligence to Defense Department launch codes. Computer-software-designer Tom Fuller (Desperate Housewives' Mark Moses) is the prime suspect, and when Malcolm hears the bureau's plan is to place an undercover agent in the dysfunctional Fuller household disguised as the new nanny hired by obsessive mom Leah Fuller (Emily Procter) for her their three maladjusted kids (Kat Dennings, Chloe Grace Moretz, and Preston and Trevor Shores), Malcolm knows exactly what to do. Without telling Sherri or his bosses what he's up to, Malcolm pulls out his latex mask and fat suit, dons that primly curled blonde wig, XXXL flowered dress, and sensible shoes, rolls down his knee-highs to just above his ankles and — wooooooo, child! — Hattie Mae "But You Can Call Me Big Momma" Pierce is reborn. Over the course of the next 90 minutes, Big Momma mounts a jet ski, puts some stank on a cheerleading routine, jogs down the beach a la Bo Derek — in a bright yellow one-piece and beaded cornrows — and chases a perp while riding a Segue, all of which is supposed to be funny simply because she's so heavy. Big Momma also fixes everything that's wrong with the Fuller family, making this comedy as mawkish as it is crude. Lawrence is a comedian with talent who rarely uses it for anything worthwhile, and here he makes a halfhearted, paycheck-collecting effort that's actually in perfect keeping with the rest of the movie's tired, recycled tone. It all only serves to remind us what was so funny about BMH1, which now seems like a comedy classic by comparison. leave a comment --Ken Fox
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