Following early reviews, The Bad Guys 2 has opened to largely positive reception, debuting with a Fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes. The sequel builds on the original\u2019s charm and is drawing attention for its expanded cast, sharper humor, and improved animation.<\/p>\n
The Bad Guys 2 reviews are largely positive<\/p>\n
David Jenkins of Little White Lies<\/a> wrote, \u201cIt\u2019s a confident and spry film that actually manages to get better and better as it goes along.\u201d Ed Potton of The Times (UK)<\/a> praised its animation and humor, calling it \u201canother feast of angular animation and insouciant one-liners.\u201d Cath Clarke of The Guardian<\/a> remarked, \u201cThere\u2019s more wit and energy this time around, and a genuinely sweet message about friendship.\u201d<\/p>\n Clarisse Loughrey of The Independent<\/a> described it as \u201cjust enough wit and spirit that you can take your kids to see it without feeling like you\u2019re doing a disservice to their intellectual development.\u201d Tim Robey from The Daily Telegraph<\/a> said, \u201cThe writing formula may be crude, but the whiz-bang aesthetic is sensational.\u201d <\/p>\n Meanwhile, Owen Gleiberman of Variety<\/a> commented that \u201cThe Bad Guys 2 exerts a wholesome and slightly mischievous appeal.\u201d Even with some criticism, such as from Mark Kennedy of Associated Press<\/a>, who said, \u201cIt\u2019s hard to watch a franchise drift so expensively and pointlessly in Earth\u2019s orbit,\u201d the majority of top critics still issued fresh scores.<\/p>\n The Bad Guys 2 could end up with the same Rotten Tomatoes score as Part 1<\/p>\n As of July 31, The Bad Guys 2 holds an 88% rating on Rotten Tomatoes<\/a> from 42 critic reviews. This matches the 88% Tomatometer score of the original 2022 film<\/a>, which was based on 173 reviews. More reviews may keep the sequel\u2019s score steady or bring it in line with the original.<\/p>\n The first film earned a 93% verified audience score and drew praise for its broad appeal and stylized animation. The Bad Guys 2 has no audience score yet, but early reactions highlight its characters, fast pacing, and strong visuals. Its consistent tone and humor suggest the score will likely hold firm.<\/p>\n The Bad Guys 2 releases in theaters on August 1, 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Following early reviews, The Bad Guys 2 has opened to largely positive reception, debuting with a Fresh score…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":35935,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[96,949,2839,13917,13843,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-35934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-entertainment-news","tag-movies","tag-the-bad-guys","tag-the-bad-guys-2","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35934"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35934\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}