ReviewThe Boss Baby: Family Business movie review – popular sequel features top-class animation and wildly imaginative scenes
- Alec Baldwin and James Marden return as the now grown-up Ted and Tim Templeton
- This sequel is fast-paced and full of action, but the storyline is weak and sentimental
3/5 stars
Like that film, a dense plot which traverses a number of storylines will confuse children, although the breakneck pace and sheer lunacy of the action will probably keep them happy. Adult guardians who were pleasantly surprised to find the sophisticated wit of part one a hoot will be disappointed by the sweet and sentimental nature of the sequel.
Part one was a wacky story about a young boy and his baby brother who are transported to the benevolent Babycorp corporation as part of a scheme to stop cute puppies taking attention away from children. In doing so, the boy learns to stop becoming jealous of his newly arrived sibling.
Part two begins with the kids now fully grown. The older Tim (James Marsden) is a sensitive dad with two children of his own, Tabitha and the newborn Tina (Amy Sedaris), while original Boss Baby Ted (Alec Baldwin, back from the first film) is a successful business tycoon.