Hot Tub Time Machine 2
Hot Tub Time Machine 2

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Hot Tub Time Machine 2

2015
Movie
93 min
English

After their first adventure with the Hot Tub Time Machine, Lou and Nick are living very well off their ill-gotten gains, while Jacob still cannot rely on Lou to be a positive role model. When an unknown assailant breaks into Lou's mansion and shoots him, Nick and Jacob take him for another trip in the hot tub. They emerge in the year 2025, where they must figure out who shot Lou and prevent it from happening again.

Insights

IMDb5.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes9%
Metacritic24/100
Google Users29%
Director: Steve PinkGenres: Comedy, Sci-Fi

Plot Summary

When Lou gets into trouble with the mob, his friends Adam and Nick, along with Jacob, use the time-traveling hot tub to go back to the past and fix the present. However, their journey through time proves more complicated than they anticipated, leading to a series of absurd and chaotic events as they try to alter their destinies.

Critical Reception

Hot Tub Time Machine 2 was met with largely negative reviews from critics, who found it to be a crude and unfunny sequel that failed to recapture the charm of its predecessor. Audiences were also unimpressed, leading to a significant box office disappointment.

What Reviewers Say

  • Lacks the charm and humor of the original film.

  • Relies too heavily on gross-out gags and predictable humor.

  • A disappointing and largely unfunny sequel.

Google audience: Audience reviews indicate a strong dislike for the sequel, with many finding it crude, vulgar, and unfunny. Viewers felt it was a cash-grab that did not live up to the original's comedic standards.

Fun Fact

The film was shot in Los Angeles and Atlanta, with some scenes filmed at the Universal Studios backlot.

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2 reviews
Reno

Reno

**Landing in a wrong timeline!** Feels like 2010 was a long ago, so I don't remember the first film much. Looks like it is an unnecessary sequel, particularly when a very important character goes missing. Even the first film was not grea...

Frank Ochieng

Frank Ochieng

At one point you could actually find some ounce of redeeming quality in the original ‘Hot Tub Time Machine’ where the movie demonstrated its playful foolishness for unexpected thoughtful insight involving a bunch of weary dudes in stagnatio...