Ted and his wife Tami-Lynn try to have a baby through multiple means. When they realize that Tami-Lynn is sterile, they decide to adopt a child. Ted must prove to a court judge that he is a human in order to complete the adoption process. ‘Ted 2’ hit theaters on Friday, June 26. The Motion Picture Association of America rated the comedy film R.
Roger Ebert rated the film 1/5/4. IMDb rated it 7.1/10 based on reviews by 2,058 users. Metacritic gave the film a Metascore of 49 based on reviews by 35 critics. It received 10 positive reviews, 16 mixed reviews, and 9 negative reviews. Its User Score is 6.4 based on 19 ratings. Rotten Tomatoes rated the film 45% on its Tomatometer with an average rating of 5.1/10 based on 105 reviews. It received 47 Fresh reviews and 58 Rotten reviews. Its Audience Score is 75% with an average rating of 3.9/5 based on 35,085 user ratings. The film runs for 1 hour and 55 minutes.
‘Ted 2’ Stars Seth MacFarlane as Ted, Mark Wahlberg as John Bennett, Amanda Seyfried as Samantha Leslie Jackson, Morgan Freeman as Patrick Meighan, Jessica Barth as Tami-Lynn McCafferty, Giovanni Ribisi as Donny, Richard Schiff as Steve, Patrick Warburton as Guy, Michael Dorn as Rick, Dennis Haysbert as Fertility Doctor, Liam Neeson as Customer, Curtis Stigers as Wedding Singer, Sam J. Jones as himself, John Slattery as Shep Wild, David Hasselhoff as himself, Tom Brady as himself, Philip Casnoff as Plantation Owner, Nana Visitor as Adoption Agent, Ron Canada as the Judge, Ralph Garman as Stormtrooper, Tiffany as herself, and Patrick Stewart as Narrator.
The film was directed by Seth MacFarlane and edited by Jeff Freeman. The producers of the film are Jason Clark, John Jacobs, Seth MacFalane, and Scott Stuber. It was written by Seth MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin, and Wellesley Wild. The $85 million budget film features music by Walter Murphy. Cinematography is by Michael Barrett. Its production companies are Bluegrass Films, Fuzzy Door Productions, Media Rights Capital, and Smart Entertainment. It was distributed by Universal Pictures.
Reviews on Rotten Tomatoes:
“While "Ted 2" is absurd and occasionally disgusting, it is also wickedly funny,” wrote Rebecca Keegan from Los Angeles Times.
“Some films aspire to high insanity. "Ted 2" aims low and hits the target, but also manages, in its scattershot way, to be gleefully resonant with our fevered times,” wrote Joe Morgenstern from Wall Street Journal.
“The uneven and overly long Ted 2 manages to find moments of uproarious, if raunchy and groan-inducing, humor from today's hot-button headlines. At its best, it's better than Ted 1.0. At its worst, it's like, well, a Seth MacFarlane movie,” wrote Cary Darling from Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.Com
“MacFarlane is cynical, but he's not a cynic, and there are moments in "Ted 2" where you can sense a longing for the gentler and more upbeat entertainment of an earlier generation,” wrote Mick LaSalle from San Francisco Chronicle.
“MacFarlane's preference for quantity over quality results in a lot of dead air, but the gags that land are howlers, and all of its crudeness (and racism, and sexism, and homophobia, etc.), the movie beats with a real heart,” wrote David Ehrlick from Time Out.
“I didn't want to laugh. I swear. But I did laugh at "Ted 2." A lot,” wrote Tony Hicks from San Jose Mercury News.
“Ted's Boston-accented zingers are expertly delivered by the director/star, whose voice talent is undeniable, and Wahlberg again demonstrates that he's skilled at comedy ... Seyfried proves adept as well ...,” wrote Frank Scheck from Hollywood Reporter.
