![]() And the supporting voice cast do their level best to make up for the otherwise flat characters - especially Jones, who makes Zeta a camp diva villain in the Ursula mould, but more sympathetic. So does a genuinely odd set piece involving the birds smuggling their way past Eagle Island security in an uncanny eagle costume, whose jerky movements recall (seriously) the stubborn machines from Charlie Chaplin’s Modern Times. A parallel side plot featuring a trio of diminutive hatchlings - one of whom is voiced by The Florida Project’s young star Brooklynn Prince - on a quest to find a trio of misplaced eggs has some pops of colour and some inventive screwball comedy. Sudeikis arguably commits too well to the bit, making Red’s paranoia and chauvinism so authentically off-putting that most kids won’t much care whether this 40-something-sounding crank learns his lesson about humility.Īs with the first Angry Birds Movie, though, it’s not all bad. Though the film trades the angry populist politics of its predecessor for a mushier and less convincing liberal centre, softly cajoling any dads who might have accompanied their children not to speak over their women coworkers, it relies too heavily on us having a stake in Red’s sad backstory to work. ![]() Leslie Jones stars in The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019). The real enemy, though, is Red’s inability to share the spotlight with old buddies Chuck (Josh Gad) and Bomb (Danny McBride), as well as a new addition, Chuck’s whip-smart younger sister Silver (Rachel Bloom), who has the brains to lead this operation and strike Red’s fancy (though he won’t admit it), but not the respect a relatively average male captain like Red more easily commands. Luckily for him, both sides soon have to unite against Zeta (Leslie Jones), the exiled leader of Eagle Island, who, tired of her frosty digs, decides to terrorize both communities so that they will evacuate their property and leave her with a much warmer personal resort for her and her daughter (Tiffany Haddish). This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt. ![]()
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