Ted 2

Ted 2 Review: Ted 2 picks up a year after the first film with Ted (Seth MacFarlane) marrying his sweetheart Tammy Lynn (Jessica Barth) while his best friend John (Mark Wahlberg) mopes over his divorce. It doesn't take long for marital bliss to wear off and in an effort to fix their broken marriage Ted and Tammy Lynn decide to have a baby. One problem - Ted isn't considered "a person" but a piece of property revoking his marriage, employment, citizenship and any attempt to adopt a child (he's a teddy bear so he has no reproductive organs). He and John hire civil rights attorney Samantha (Amanda Seyfried) to fight for Ted's civil rights to restore his status so he can move on with his life and marriage. The movie also includes Sam Jones, Patrick Warburton and Giovanni Ribisi returning from the first film and Morgan Freeman. Ted 2 has some genuinely funny gags and jokes but misses the flow of the first film. I remember the unrated trailer from the first movie and thought all the good jokes would be in the trailer. Boy, was I wrong. The first one hit the accelerator and didn't let up even until the end of the film. This movie's transition pieces sadly moves at a slug's pace to the next gag. Also, picked on for her useless character Meg in Family Guy, this film was missing Mila Kunis's Laurie. She was a much stronger and likeable character compared to Amanda Seyfried's Samantha. Final Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars