The Bad Guys 2 review – gang of cuddly animal criminals get pulled back in for one last heist

Snappier, funnier and more relaxed than the first film, this caper sees the crew dragged back to villainy by a ‘MacGuffinite’ plot Here’s one of the few animated kids’ sequels you can approach without strapping into a hazmat suit for protection. DreamWorks’s franchise hits its stride with this minor upgrade – a snappier, funnier and more relaxed movie than the original. It begins like a Bond or Bourne with a death-defying car chase around Cairo after the gang of criminal predators pull off yet another a splashy heist. Behind the wheel of the getaway car is ringleader Mr Wolf (voiced by Sam Rockwell, and doing such a decent Clooney impersonation that George should shake him down for royalties). Actually, the chase is a flashback to five years ago. Right now, in the present, Mr Wolf, Mr Snake, Mr Shark and the gang have gone straight. But their fresh start as good guys is scuppered by a snow leopard and a frame-up for a series of daring heists involving a precious metal called MacGuffi...

Brigitte Bardot: ‘I don’t understand why the whole world is still talking about me’

The French film star has spoken of her frustration at her lasting fame, but has agreed to a drama series about her life

She is one of cinema’s most celebrated stars but, having made her last film decades ago, Brigitte Bardot cannot understand why anyone is still interested in her life, according to the maker of a new drama series about the French actor.

Bardot expressed her frustration in a letter to Oscar-nominated Monégasque film-maker Danièle Thompson, the writer-director of the new drama series Bardot.

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