Vacation Friends 2

"Time for another round."

2023 1h 46m EN

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6.3

MID

🥫

24%

ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

⭐

5.4

IMDB

★6.3TMDB · 315🥫24%Rotten Tomatoes●38Metacritic★5.4IMDB · 10,101

Comedy

Synopsis

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Newly married Marcus and Emily invite Ron and Kyla, who are also newly married with a baby, to join them at a Caribbean resort, where Marcus is meeting with the owners about a construction contract for a Chicago hotel. But when the party begins the couples' relaxing vacation quickly becomes a wild adventure.

“Time for another round.”

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Cast

Lil Rel Howery
Marcus
Yvonne Orji
Emily
John Cena
Ron
Meredith Hagner
Kyla
Steve Buscemi
Reese Hackford
Carlos Santos
Maurillio
Ronny Chieng
Yeon
Arnold Y. Kim
Goe

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Clay Tarver
Writers: Clay Tarver
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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2 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Vacation Friends Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Clay Tarver, shot by Tim Suhrstedt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mark Mothersbaugh. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Tim Roche shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Lil Rel Howery and Yvonne Orji and John Cena carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Time for another round.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt15351980 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Clay Tarver directs. Tim Suhrstedt behind the camera. Mark Mothersbaugh scores. Tim Roche cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 3 years ago.
2Part of the "Vacation Friends Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Clay Tarver, shot by Tim Suhrstedt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Mark Mothersbaugh. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Tim Roche shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Lil Rel Howery and Yvonne Orji and John Cena carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Time for another round.".
8IMDB entry: tt15351980 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 24 themes, including "drug dealer", "married couple", "job interview", "honeymoon".

The technical file

Cinematography: Tim Suhrstedt
Original score: Mark Mothersbaugh
Editing: Tim Roche
Production design: Martin Laing
Costume design: Virginia B. Johnson
Stunt coordinator: Keith Woulard
Runtime: 106 min · 1h 46m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Vacation Friends 2 (2023)
Rotten Tomatoes: 24% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 38/100
IMDB rating: 5.4/10 · 10,101 votes
MPAA: R

Part of

Vacation Friends Collection

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r96sk2024-08-04
★ 4/10
Tough watch! The original movie narrowly worked for me, I mentioned in my review of it that I wasn't sure how that was the case and any follow-up would very likely fall flat on its face. Unfortunately, I was spot on. <em>'Vacation Friends 2'</em> is such a drag, the actors disappoint and the attempted humour is pretty terrible - not even a smirk was produced at any point. I watched <em>'Dashing Through the Snow'</em> recently and mentioned that Lil Rel Howery almost made that fellow 2023 release work. On this occasion, though, even he couldn't save this one. Yvonne Orji is alright but doesn't get given all that much, even moments after watching I can't recall anything major about her character. John Cena, who is an actor I enjoy, and Meredith Hagner are quite annoying in this, they aren't too dissimilar to what they do in the first film, admittedly, but here their schtick just grates more than it works (which it doesn't at all). Steve Buscemi (big fan) isn't any good either, while Carlos Santos feels pointlessly tacked on. The 2021 flick had five writers attached, this had just the one in director Clay Tarver. That probably explains the drop-off. At least the sequel has the better poster, that's something...

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