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...

Kristen Wiig’s 20 best performances – ranked!

As the comic actor and supreme scene-stealer turns 50, we rate her greatest roles, from the oddball to the outrageous

What a strange film this is. Kristen Wiig plays a lottery winner with borderline personality disorder, who uses the money to fund and star in a daily Oprah-style show all about her. Palpably unsure of how much to mine mental illness for comedy, the movie quickly ties itself up in a series of unfathomable knots. Nevertheless, when the script lets her off the leash, Wiig is wonderful. It’s just a shame that it doesn’t happen more.

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