Serial (Bad) Weddings 2
A meddling French couple faces a new multicultural family crisis when their four sons-in-law consider moving abroad.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- None
- witty
- irreverent
- breezy
- lazy sunday
- family movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the sequel mildly amusing but formulaic, with broad performances and an overly simplistic message about cultural tolerance.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Claude and Marie Verneuil confront the prospect of their daughters and ethnically diverse sons-in-law leaving France, while the Koffi family faces its own upheaval.
The story returns to the Verneuil family after the earlier wedding conflicts and introduces the sons-in-law's plan to move abroad as a fresh disruption.
The Algerian, Jewish, Chinese, and Ivorian sons-in-law are embedded in comic situations involving family anxiety and latent racism.
Claude and Marie fear being left alone and must learn to trust their married children instead of resisting their plans.
Films like Serial (Bad) Weddings 2, and why
Serial (Bad) Weddings
Shares ensemble comedy, intergenerational family conflict, multicultural relationships, and broad social satire.
The Big Wedding
Shares cross-cultural family tensions, wedding-centered farce, and a conciliatory approach to ethnic differences.
Guess Who
Shares a multicultural romantic ensemble, culture-clash humor, and parents struggling with changing social norms.
Nothing to Declare
Shares French ensemble comedy, family dysfunction, interracial relationships, and uneasy attempts at social harmony.
Movie Details
- Director
- Philippe de Chauveron
- Release Date
- 2019-01-30
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (1330)
Cast
- Christian Clavier
- Chantal Lauby
- Ary Abittan
- Medi Sadoun
- Frédéric Chau
- Noom Diawara
- Frédérique Bel
- Julia Piaton
- Émilie Caen
- Élodie Fontan
Common questions
- What is Serial (Bad) Weddings 2 about?
- A meddling French couple faces a new multicultural family crisis when their four sons-in-law consider moving abroad.
- What is Serial (Bad) Weddings 2 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Serial (Bad) Weddings 2 as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Serial (Bad) Weddings 2 violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Serial (Bad) Weddings 2.
- What did critics think of Serial (Bad) Weddings 2?
- Critics broadly found the sequel mildly amusing but formulaic, with broad performances and an overly simplistic message about cultural tolerance.
- Which films are like Serial (Bad) Weddings 2?
- Films with a similar feel include Serial (Bad) Weddings, The Big Wedding, Guess Who, and Nothing to Declare.
- How long is Serial (Bad) Weddings 2?
- Serial (Bad) Weddings 2 runs 99 minutes.
