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5.8

The Smurfs 2

PG·2013·105m

Fantasy

Family

Comedy

Animation

Fantasy

Family

Comedy

Animation

Summary

The evil wizard Gargamel creates a couple of mischievous Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties that he hopes will let him harness the all-powerful, magical Smurf-essence. But when he discovers that only a real Smurf can give him what he wants, and only a secret spell that Smurfette knows can turn the Naughties into real Smurfs, Gargamel kidnaps Smurfette and brings her to Paris, where he has been winning the adoration of millions as the world¹s greatest sorcerer. It's up to Papa, Clumsy, Grouchy, and Vanity to return to our world, reunite with their human friends Patrick and Grace Winslow, and rescue her! Will Smurfette, who has always felt different from the other Smurfs, find a new connection with the Naughties Vexy and Hackus or will the Smurfs convince her that their love for her is True Blue?

Cast

Hank Azaria

Gargamel

Neil Patrick Harris

Patrick Winslow

Jayma Mays

Grace Winslow

Brendan Gleeson

Victor Doyle

Katy Perry

Smurfette (voice)

Jacob Tremblay

Blue Winslow

Nancy O'Dell

Karim Babin

Room Service Waiter

Gaston Morrison

New York Taxi Driver

Jocelyn Blanchard

Toad Man

Erika Rosenbaum

Pregnant Mom

Carolina Bartczak

Peanut Mom

James A. Woods

Peanut Father

Henri Pardo

Father-to-Be

Vanessa Matsui

Mother with Camera

Dusan Dukic

Curious Dad

Ruth Chiang

Single Mom

Andy Quesnel

Woman in Box

Mylène Dinh-Robic

Hotel Assistant Manager

Martin-Guy Bélanger

Hotel Sous-chef

Robert Reynaert

Candy Man

Patrick Sabongui

Candy Man

Martin St-Antoine

Tourist with Coffee Cup

Patrick Baby

Palais Garnier Security Guard

Joshua Spreekmeester

Peanut Kid

Bruno Paviot

Hotel Desk Manager

Gunther Love

Cat Man in Audience

Gaëlle Pietri

Pregnant Model

Janicke Askevold

Pregnant Model

Beatrice Rosen

Pregnant Model

Mathilde Snodgrass

Pregnant Model

Mr. Krinkle

Azrael

Hank

Elway

Christina Ricci

Vexy (voice)

Jonathan Winters

Papa Smurf (voice)

JB Smoove

Hackus (voice)

George Lopez

Grouchy Smurf (voice)

Anton Yelchin

Clumsy Smurf (voice)

John Oliver

Vanity Smurf (voice)

Frank Welker

Azrael (voice)

Tom Kane

Narrator Smurf (voice)

Fred Armisen

Brainy Smurf (voice)

Jeff Foxworthy

Handy Smurf (voice)

Alan Cumming

Gutsy Smurf (voice)

Gary Basaraba

Hefty Smurf (voice)

Adam Wylie

Panicky Smurf (voice)

Joel McCrary

Farmer Smurf (voice)

Kenan Thompson

Greedy Smurf (voice)

Kevin Lee

Party Planner Smurf (voice)

Paul Reubens

Jokey Smurf (voice)

Shaquille O'Neal

Smooth Smurf (voice)

B.J. Novak

Baker Smurf (voice)

Jimmy Kimmel

Passive-Aggressive Smurf (voice)

Shaun White

Clueless Smurf (voice)

Mario López

Social Smurf (voice)

John Kassir

Crazy Smurf (voice)

Sean Kenin

Smurf Voice #1 (voice)

Patricia Summersett

Smurf Voice #2 (voice)

Crew

Director

Raja Gosnell

Characters, Comic Book

Peyo

Screenplay

Karey Kirkpatrick

Screenplay, Story

J. David Stem

Screenplay, Story

David N. Weiss

Screenplay, Story

David Ronn

Screenplay, Story

Jay Scherick

Reviews

Kamurai

September 21, 2020

Decent watch, probably won't watch again, but can recommend.

Again, Neil Patrick Harris and Jayma Mays are the best thing about this movie titled "The Smurfs", and this time they have more humans taking the focus away from the Smurfs. Additionally they have the Naughties that also distract from the Smurfs, but they at least make the movie interesting and accent the Smurf story line instead of stealing the spotlight for their own story.

This time around they did something very interesting and focused the story line to Smurfette, not well, but they did it. This allows Gargamel, the Naughties, the Smurfs and the humans (part time) to focus on her so the movie is chiefly Smurf focused, even though (as specifically discussed in the movie) Smurfette and the Naughties aren't technically the same as the others. (This is arguable, as it is possible all Smurfs are magically created.)

The messages of inclusion and togetherness and family are actually a lot stronger in this movie than the first, as well as the level of goofiness from Gargamel, to include his celebrity status.

I think I'm just not a fan of this movie series, but clearly the movies did good enough to warrant their production value.