(partial spoilers below)
saw the movie last night.
prefacing this by the fact that i absolutely loved the first adventure, and grew to regard it as one of my favorite all time movies...
twelve is not the new eleven, as promised.
in fact, twelve is much more like deleted scenes from eleven, and those deleted for a good reason. yes, its all the great stars and all the great banter and the slick moves and cool music and hip shots and all that jazz. yes, there's memorable one-liners and set ups and fantastic interactions. but thats it.
the overall plot is somewhat weak and somewhat lost. the "oh thats how" moments are entirely missing. the resolved moments can be seen miles away, thanks to their cliched baggage.
i wasn't expecting all that much, because i knew it could never live up to the original. however, i was hoping beyond hope i'd be blown away again by something i could never have guessed.
i was not.
