Good Burger 2: A Reheated Burger, Even With All the Trimmings

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Movie info via Rotten Tomatoes:

Dexter Reed and cashier Ed reunite at fast-food restaurant Good Burger with a hilarious new group of employees.

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Review:

1997’s Good Burger was an innocuous kids comedy that somehow developed a cult following. The sequel, Good Burger 2 comes 26 years later as a Paramount Plus filler movie for the streamers kids audience starring its original stars Keenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell. It fails to duplicates the original’s absurdist style. Two is just a groaner that appeals to the little ones who like their comedy stupid, obvious and on constant repeat. Kel as the lovable dumb guy hits enough right notes to keep the parents awake, but not enough to make it memorable.

The loose plot involves the two, Ed (Kal) and Dexter (Keenan) combining to fight off various threats to their Good Burger restaurant: takeovers, artificial intelligence competition, sometimes each other. Ed now owns the place and has a family. Dexter, a constantly failing entrepreneur, remains single. Dexter’s selfishness and misplaced confidence often prevents him from being a true friend to Ed. This nexus allows the movie to function as a somewhat believable comedy. The daily routine of the business, the constant customers provide for new crew antics , frequent star cameos and some returning faces. There are also a bunch of the original’s reheated jokes to give the fan base a greatest hits nostalgia.

Time and his never ending SNL gig has honed Kenan Thompson’s straight man abilities. Mitchell also has become a reliable screwball actor. The two easily step back into their former roles and screen chemistry. For the kids and the fans it’s probably an amusing watch. For the uninitiated, it’s all pretty hit and miss.

Good Burger 2 gets a 2.5 out of 5 or a C+. It’s streaming on Paramount Plus.

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Credits:

Directed by

Phil Traill

Written by

Kevin Kopelow

Heath Seifert

Based on

• Dan Schneider
• Kevin Kopelow
• Heath Seifert

Produced by

• Kenan Thompson
• Kel Mitchell

Starring

• Kenan Thompson
• Kel Mitchell

Cinematography

Jay Hunter

Edited by

Christian Hoffman

Music by

Oak Felder

Production

companies

• Nickelodeon Movies
• Awesomeness Films
  • Artists for Artists

Distributed by

Paramount+

Release date

• November 22, 2023

Running time

90 minutes

Country

United States

Language

English

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