REVIEW: BLUES BROTHERS 2000 ** out of ****
BB2000 is pathetic. There is not ONE laugh in the entire thing. Maybe a chuckle at the part where Elwood visits Cab for the first time but that's about it. The movie thinks that just because we saw the original 18 years ago we'd forget all the humor and laugh at it again and think that it's completely original. John, you're cheating us. The only thing that saves it is the music and the acting. The performers were really top notch. But really, what was the point of the kid? For Elwood to be a hero to ex-con single fathers everywhere? Speaking of Elwood, Dan Aykroyd did not look like he was having that much fun in this. The first one you could tell he was having fun but here he just acts bored. There could have been a more original plot here. What about if there was a prequel and you had somebody young to play Elwood and somebody young to play Jake. Or since music is the only redeeming quality, why not just make a concert film? Good idea no?
BB2000 is pathetic. There is not ONE laugh in the entire thing. Maybe a chuckle at the part where Elwood visits Cab for the first time but that's about it. The movie thinks that just because we saw the original 18 years ago we'd forget all the humor and laugh at it again and think that it's completely original. John, you're cheating us. The only thing that saves it is the music and the acting. The performers were really top notch. But really, what was the point of the kid? For Elwood to be a hero to ex-con single fathers everywhere? Speaking of Elwood, Dan Aykroyd did not look like he was having that much fun in this. The first one you could tell he was having fun but here he just acts bored. There could have been a more original plot here. What about if there was a prequel and you had somebody young to play Elwood and somebody young to play Jake. Or since music is the only redeeming quality, why not just make a concert film? Good idea no?
