Disclaimer: I’m a blind film critic. Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.

I’m in the middle of Oscar season, and I know you want this review. The first film set a record at the time for Apple, and I had to review that. I wasn’t a fan. Still, I find myself, as many do, with giant men, tears streaming down their eyes, saying “Sir. Could you please review the family Plan 2?”

I aim to please. I’m not sure this film does, but I do. Mark Wahlberg, who has abandoned all hope of being a big screen star, returns for one of his barrage of titles this year, following equally underwhelming films like Play Dirty and Flight Risk. He’s still a father to three kids, and married to a track and field coach (Michelle Monaghan). And in case you missed the first film, he has a very particular set of skills. He used to be that guy, but not anymore. Now he prefers minivans and date nights. He abandoned his former life to be intentionally domesticated.

But, just when he thought he was out for a second time, they pull him right back in. this time, Finn (Kit Harrington) shows up out of the blue, requires the special set of skills, and frames the family for a crime. It’s going to be up to Wahlberg and company to stop the bad guy. this time around, they have one more joining the fight. His daughter’s new boyfriend, who he continuously dismisses, but becomes conveniently useful after the fact.

I’ll say, that for yet another spy family movie, this one does benefit from not needing to repeat the inane drivel of the first film. With the sequel, it is assumed you are choosing this of your own volition, and as a result, you know exactly what you’re getting into. So I did actually like the sequel more.

That being said,I still think this film is asinine. the son has these random and incredible hacking skills. He seems to just beep-bop-boop on the laptop, and the firewalls come tumbling down. In one scene, he has to replicate speech from a henchman using technology, and he makes it seem silly and far easier.

I’ll say Kit Harrington seemed to be having a lot of fun. That’s something. I’m not sure anyone was bad, but certainly, no one was great.

The audio description for this does a nice job with all the screens people look at. Plenty of visual cues, like tossing something into the basket of a moving bicycle, or a man pulling a lever that causes someone to drop through the floor, are just a few examples.

However, the comedy doesn’t work, and the attempts to perform serious espionage all feel like they were written by people who had no knowledge or concept of coding.

Whether or not you enjoy another Family Plan will depend on if you enjoyed the first film. While I concede the sequel flows better, I’m still not a fan.

Rotten: 3.9/10