Year: 2013
Director: Raja Gosnell
Country: US
Language: English
I had not seen the original Smurfs movie, but considering that the film is aimed at children I figured the plot would not be too complicated to follow. This wouldn't be like missing a season of Breaking Bad. I have very faint memories of the original Smurf series, as a child I would watch it for five minutes, realize a better show was on, then change the channel. I do remember the Smurfette conversation in the cult classic Donnie Darko though. Really I only watched Smurfs 2 to laugh at how bad it was, but had to leave just forty minutes in.
The film is about Smurf nemesis Gargamel, who creates evil smurf-like creatures known as the Naughties. He hopes this will let him harness the all-powerful, magical Smurf-essence. However a secret spell that Smurfette knows can turn the Naughties into real Smurfs, Gargamel realizes she has this power and kidnaps Smurfette, taking her to Paris, It's now up to the rest of the smurf clan to save smurfette
Played by the lovable Hank Azaria (The Simpsons), Gargamel is easily the most offensive Jewish stereotype in the history of Cinema. There was some controversy in the original Smurf television series about this character being too anti-semetic, and one would think that Gargamel's appearance would be changed for the film, especially in this cautious era, but no. Instead the filmmaker's make him look like a cross between Nosferatu and a nazi's portrayal of a jewish person from the controversial German film The Eternal Jew. Even for a film directed at children, this is awful.
Smurfs 2 is full of jokes for both adults and children, but unfortunately it lacks any charm. How many times can a little blue man say "I almost smurfed myself" before it becomes sad? The writers also include the word "smurf" where it doesn't belong at all, even in a joke context, like "Sometimes, you gotta smurf with the changes." Its attempts to be edgy are wasted and even Neil Patrick Harris can't improve the film.
In conclusion, Smurfs 2 is easily the worst film of 2013. I'm not saying this because it's an animated film aimed at children and I'm an adult, plenty of animated films are utterly fantastic, but this film has no rhythm whatsoever. I don't blame children for liking it, because they are very impressionable, but if you are over 7 years old and find yourself enjoying this film, then you need to check yourself into a psyche ward. Piss on it! 0/5
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