After cracking the biggest case in Zootopia's history, rookie cops Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde find themselves on the twisting trail of a great mystery when Gary De'Snake arrives and turns the animal metropolis upside down. To crack the case, Judy and Nick must go undercover to unexpected new parts of town, where their growing partnership is tested like never before.
Most critics find Zootopia 2 a worthy and often funny return to its animated world, with Judy and Nick's dynamic and the film's social commentary earning particular praise. A meaningful minority, however, argues the sequel retreads the original too closely and substitutes noise and franchise momentum for genuine heart.
“a soulless film-by-numbers affair filled with corporately approved jokes ... the kind of movie you put on an iPad to keep the children quiet on a long plane or train journey ... the heart and soul are lacking.”
Peter Bradshaw·The Guardian
“Zootopia 2 comes on strong. Too strong. It seeks to bowl the audience over with noise, velocity, and an insistent tone that frankly winds up being kind of irritating.”
Soren Andersen·The Seattle Times
“On the surface, Zootopia 2 is a bunch of cartoon animals solving crime and making jokes and learning to love and appreciate each other, but lurking beyond that silliness is a seedy underbelly of social criticism that deserves to be taken seriously”
Clint Gage·IGN
“more than worth the lengthy wait, knocking it out of the park with its dazzling visuals, sophisticated humor and doses of genuine emotion.”
Frank Scheck·The Hollywood Reporter
“[spent] too much of its time away from its mammalian metropolis ... The fun caper spirit of the first movie is alive enough to carry Bush and Howard's film, but you can't help feel like sequel-ization also means domestication.”
Jake Coyle·Associated Press
Action, Adventure, Animation
After cracking the biggest case in Zootopia's history, rookie cops Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde find themselves on the twisting trail of a great mystery when Gary De'Snake arrives and turns the animal metropolis upside down. To crack the case, Judy and Nick must go undercover to unexpected new parts of town, where their growing partnership is tested like never before.
Most critics find Zootopia 2 a worthy and often funny return to its animated world, with Judy and Nick's dynamic and the film's social commentary earning particular praise. A meaningful minority, however, argues the sequel retreads the original too closely and substitutes noise and franchise momentum for genuine heart.
“a soulless film-by-numbers affair filled with corporately approved jokes ... the kind of movie you put on an iPad to keep the children quiet on a long plane or train journey ... the heart and soul are lacking.”
Peter Bradshaw·The Guardian
“Zootopia 2 comes on strong. Too strong. It seeks to bowl the audience over with noise, velocity, and an insistent tone that frankly winds up being kind of irritating.”
Soren Andersen·The Seattle Times
“On the surface, Zootopia 2 is a bunch of cartoon animals solving crime and making jokes and learning to love and appreciate each other, but lurking beyond that silliness is a seedy underbelly of social criticism that deserves to be taken seriously”
Clint Gage·IGN
“more than worth the lengthy wait, knocking it out of the park with its dazzling visuals, sophisticated humor and doses of genuine emotion.”
Frank Scheck·The Hollywood Reporter
“[spent] too much of its time away from its mammalian metropolis ... The fun caper spirit of the first movie is alive enough to carry Bush and Howard's film, but you can't help feel like sequel-ization also means domestication.”
Jake Coyle·Associated Press
Action, Adventure, Animation