Monster Family 2 (also known as Monster Family 2: Nobody's Perfect[1] and released as Happy Family 2 in Germany)[4] is a 2021 German-British computer animated horror comedy film directed and produced by Holger Tappe and written by David Safier. A sequel to the 2017 film Monster Family, the voice cast includes Emily Watson, Jason Isaacs, Nick Frost, Jessica Brown Findlay, Catherine Tate, Ethan Rouse (who all reprise their roles) and Emily Carey.[2] The film was released direct-to-video in the UK as a Sky Cinema Original Film by the Sky Group on 22 October 2021, and was released in US cinemas by VivaKids on 15 October.[5][6][7]

Monster Family 2
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Holger Tappe
Screenplay by	David Safier
Based on	Happy Family by David Safier
Produced by	Holger Tappe
Starring	Emily Watson Jason Isaacs Nick Frost Jessica Brown Findlay Catherine Tate Ethan Rouse Emily Carey
Production companies	Ambient Entertainment Timeless Films Rothkirch Cartoon Film Sky Cinema Original Films
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures (Germany)[1] Sky Group (United Kingdom)
Release dates	15 October 2021 (2021-10-15) (United States) 22 October 2021 (2021-10-22) (United Kingdom) 4 November 2021 (2021-11-04) (Germany)
Running time	103 minutes[2]
Countries	Germany United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	$40 million
Box office	$5.9 million[3]

Plot

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A year after the previous events, the Wishbone family is struggling with its various shortcomings. Son Max is the shortest student in the 8th grade. All the classmates are at least a head taller, so they laugh at the clumsy fat man with glasses.^{[clarification needed]} His sister Faye is believes that all her friends are talented in something, but she is not. The mother Emma tries to help her children, but her advice is ignored at best and often irritates them. Finally, the father Frank's happiness at his new job and calmer lifestyle is being ruined because his family is so unhappy.

At the wedding of the witch Baba Yaga and the hunchbacked butler of Renfield (who have become part of the large Wishbone family as surrogate grandparents), the bride and groom are kidnapped shortly before they exchange oaths. The kidnapper is Mila Starr, the only daughter of a billionaire, scientific genius and philanthropist, couple Marlene and Maddox Starr. To save Baba Yaga and the Hunchback, the Wishbones become monsters again.

Voice cast

• Emily Watson as Emma Wishbone, the matriarch of the Wishbone family who is turned into a vampire again.
• Nick Frost as Frank Wishbone, the patriarch of the Wishbone family who is turned into Frankenstein's monster again.
• Jessica Brown Findlay as Fay Wishbone, the daughter of Emma and Frank who is turned into a mummy again.
• Ethan Rouse as Max Wishbone, the son of Emma and Frank who is turned into a werewolf again.
• Catherine Tate as Baba Yaga, a witch who is now friends with the Wishbone family.
• Jason Isaacs as Dracula A.I., the A.I. of the jet that the Wishbone family uses.
• Emily Carey as:
  • Mila Starr, an expert monster hunter.
  • Mila 2.0
• Rebecca Camp as Girl #1
• Daniel Ben Zenou as Maddox Starr, a billionaire philanthropist who is the father of Mila.
• Emma Tate as:
  • Marlene Starr, a billionaire philanthropist who is the mother of Mila.
  • Girl #2
  • Female News Presenter
• Ewan Bailey as:
  • Renfield, a hunchback and Baba Yaga's fiancé.
  • Reverend
  • Fisherman
  • Male News Presenter
  • Farmer
• Matt Roberts as Protester
• Oliver Kalfkofe as Yeti
• Tilo Schmitz as King Konga

Release

"Monster Family 2" was released on October 15, 2021 by VivaKids in the United States, and then on October 22, 2021 as a Sky Cinema original by Sky in the United Kingdom. It was later released on Blu-ray and DVD on February 7, 2022 as a 2-movie collection with the original film "Monster Family" by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (through Warner Bros. Home Entertainment).

Reception

Tom Cassidy of Common Sense Media gave Monster Family 2 a negative review, calling it "frightfully bad" and "a hollow experience".[6] A review in Stuff.co.nz described the film as "a pallid, insipid sequel that will struggle to entertain even the most undemanding primary schooler".[8] Pablo De Vita of La Nación offered a more positive review, stating that the movie was entertaining, albeit derivative.[9]

References

External links

• Monster Family 2 at IMDb
• Monster Family 2 at Rotten Tomatoes