In this South African sequel to The Gods Must Be Crazy, African bushman named Xixo (N!xau) is on a long and winding journey in the hot desert, trying to find his lost children who were accidentally stowed away on a poachers' truck. Along the way, he encounters a couple of dueling soldiers trying to capture each other and two doctors, Stephen Marshall (Hans Strydom) and Ann Taylor (Lena Farugia), who are having troubles of their own.
Like the first film, the three leading actors gave off a lot of physical comedy, from Xi's surprised and confused expressions as he spots the foreigners, to the awkward chemistry between Marshall and Taylor. While not much to a story compared to the first film, with just a lot of running around, bumping into wild animals and getting lost in the desert, there are still a bunch of innocent, slapstick and laugh out-loud comedy that will sure captivate an audience. I especially enjoyed Lena Farugia's performance as Ann Taylor and it's fun watching each character's misadventures in the big, hot desert.
Jamie Uys did a pretty good job directing this movie, carefully assimilating the primitive villagers with the modern people. It's more non-stop fun, laughter and entertainment.
Grade B
Like the first film, the three leading actors gave off a lot of physical comedy, from Xi's surprised and confused expressions as he spots the foreigners, to the awkward chemistry between Marshall and Taylor. While not much to a story compared to the first film, with just a lot of running around, bumping into wild animals and getting lost in the desert, there are still a bunch of innocent, slapstick and laugh out-loud comedy that will sure captivate an audience. I especially enjoyed Lena Farugia's performance as Ann Taylor and it's fun watching each character's misadventures in the big, hot desert.
Jamie Uys did a pretty good job directing this movie, carefully assimilating the primitive villagers with the modern people. It's more non-stop fun, laughter and entertainment.
Grade B