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Avg. Critic Score: 49 out of 100 Mixed or average reviews Metascore® based on all critic reviews
Information for Parents:
8 Iffy for 8+
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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 80
    Variety | Joe Leydon

    Even more family-friendly than its immensely popular predecessor. Read full review

  • 75
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    Cute, crude and good-hearted movie. Read full review

  • 63
    USA Today | Mike Clark

    It's the kind of material that is either going to make your day or not. Read full review

  • 60
    Washington Post | Rita Kempley

    Brings bite as well as bark to the funnier sequel. Read full review

  • 60
    The New York Times | Dana Stevens

    Mr. Murphy is not given much to do in this sloppy, good-hearted sequel, so he graciously allows himself to be upstaged by all manner of animatronic, celebrity-voiced talking animals. Read full review

  • 58
    Entertainment Weekly | Ty Burr

    Murphy gives a reined in performance that, every so often, shows a spark of the ''Shrek''ish donkey within. Read full review

  • 50
    San Francisco Chronicle | Bob Graham

    It is the Eddie Murphy movie where Eddie Murphy has next to nothing to do. Do little says it all. Read full review

  • 40
    Rolling Stone | Peter Travers

    Alleged family fun. Read full review

  • 40
    Los Angeles Times | Kenneth Turan

    Its successful moments (and they are only moments) remind us that this is a squandered opportunity. Read full review

  • 30
    Washington Post | Desson Thomson

    Best news: over in 87 minutes. Read full review

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Information for Parents
Common Sense Media says Iffy for 8+ Animal-vet antics a la Murphy; some potty humor.
What Parents Need to Know Parents need to know that the movie is raunchier than the usual PG, with a lot of bathroom humor and sexual references (kids may ask what it means to be "in heat"), but it's much milder and sweeter than other Murphy vehicles like the PG-13-rated first episode and the Nutty Professor movies.
  • Families can talk about the difficulty of responding to the needs of the family and the responsibility to help others. They may also want to talk about the way that kids sometimes feel embarrassed by their parents, and the importance of listening to the people you love.
The good stuff
  • rolemodels true3 Positive role models: Depicts a strong, sympathetic, loving African-American family.
What to watch for
  • violence false0 Violence and scariness: Some comic peril, but no one is hurt.
  • sex false3 Sexy stuff: Comic sexual references.
  • language false3 Language: Some mild profanity and sexual references.
  • consumerism false0 Consumerism: Not an issue
  • drugsalcoholtobacco false3 Drinking, drugs and smoking: One animal has a drinking problem.
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