Rewatching this - Reassessed and Re-scored
Ted, Tom and Steve still on good form. Robin isn't annoying as the little 'lady' they helped to bring up, compared to kids in other films and tv shows.
The problem as in the first part is the mother. Whether it's the writing, the acting choice or a combination but once again it's her own selfishness that rips the guys hearts. Taking up with her theatre director boyfriend who seems to have zero personality or charisma, just a huge pile of cash and huge house to go with it - can see where her motives really are.
In the first, she just left the baby with zero explanation. Comes back and within hours she's ready to take off again, this time with the baby and likely dump her on other relatives. She claims she can't do it after and the men allow her to stay. A few years on they've got a happy kid, but back to Sylvia, taking Mary to England when she doesn't know anything of that life. The now-fiancee obviously has no time for Mary and sees her as an obstacle, ready to ship off to some old fashioned boarding school. Not one happy kid amongst them - plus he lies to Sylvia but she falls for it. A lot of slapping and verbal putdowns of Peter who has been there for Mary from the start. No real thought for Jack either, the biological father who has learned some responsibility... and Michael who i see more as the cool 'uncle' but still loves her as his own.
It all comes together a bit too easily when the posh prig shows his true colours during the ceremony, but even with Peter knocking him on his ass for treating Mary so coldly, Sylvia is once again outraged at Peter yet he continues to profess his love. I wouldn't
Previously an 8, now a 6 just because of Sylvia. The scenes without her are great.
Ted, Tom and Steve still on good form. Robin isn't annoying as the little 'lady' they helped to bring up, compared to kids in other films and tv shows.
The problem as in the first part is the mother. Whether it's the writing, the acting choice or a combination but once again it's her own selfishness that rips the guys hearts. Taking up with her theatre director boyfriend who seems to have zero personality or charisma, just a huge pile of cash and huge house to go with it - can see where her motives really are.
In the first, she just left the baby with zero explanation. Comes back and within hours she's ready to take off again, this time with the baby and likely dump her on other relatives. She claims she can't do it after and the men allow her to stay. A few years on they've got a happy kid, but back to Sylvia, taking Mary to England when she doesn't know anything of that life. The now-fiancee obviously has no time for Mary and sees her as an obstacle, ready to ship off to some old fashioned boarding school. Not one happy kid amongst them - plus he lies to Sylvia but she falls for it. A lot of slapping and verbal putdowns of Peter who has been there for Mary from the start. No real thought for Jack either, the biological father who has learned some responsibility... and Michael who i see more as the cool 'uncle' but still loves her as his own.
It all comes together a bit too easily when the posh prig shows his true colours during the ceremony, but even with Peter knocking him on his ass for treating Mary so coldly, Sylvia is once again outraged at Peter yet he continues to profess his love. I wouldn't
Previously an 8, now a 6 just because of Sylvia. The scenes without her are great.