I know it's always hard to make a sequel - the fans of the first will be harsh critics - but it can be done fairly well. Sadly, this wasn't one of those times. They tried too hard to emphasize Isabella's being American. They should have left her accent alone (it was slight enough in the first that it was just assumed it was higher society). No offense to the woman who played Tilly this time but I much preferred the actress from the first. A shame they couldn't get her back. There was far too little Gad for my liking. And his competition? What competition? He was a jerk. They tried to play him off as a passionate alternative to Gad but trust me, if you saw the kiss in the first one you know Gad has plenty of passion when it comes to Tilly. The story they gave us could have worked but the final script just didn't cut it. The only redeeming quality of this film was Gad. He's the only reason I didn't give this film a rating of 1 for being awful. He seemed to be the only character who's development didn't get a complete reboot from the first.
It wasn't the worst movie I've ever seen but I think I may stick with the first and pretend this one never happened. I'll write my own sequel for my amusement.
EDIT: After writing this I went and watched the first one again. And just as I remember, it was wonderful. Checked and discovered this one had a different writer and director. I'm not saying they have no talent, I've never seen their other work, but they dropped the ball on this one.
It wasn't the worst movie I've ever seen but I think I may stick with the first and pretend this one never happened. I'll write my own sequel for my amusement.
EDIT: After writing this I went and watched the first one again. And just as I remember, it was wonderful. Checked and discovered this one had a different writer and director. I'm not saying they have no talent, I've never seen their other work, but they dropped the ball on this one.