"La Cage Aux Folles II" is not as good as the first part. It does score some points for not being a carbon copy of the original: it does try out some new things, like the classic espionage MacGuffin of the microfilm that various secret agencies are after, or a trip to Italy in seek of refuge. Ugo Tognazzi is still the perfect straight man (so to speak....), and Michel Serrault is possibly even better this time - he develops the character further, giving him a touch of melancholy. But the film is too sluggish and sprawling - it definitely feels longer than it is (99 minutes). Still worth seeing but not a "must". **1/2 out of 4.
Review of La Cage aux Folles II
