New Release: The Inbetweeners 2

Inbetweeners 2, to anyone familiar with the property, is pretty self explanatory. In the sequel to the record breaking first film, Will, Simon and Neil decide to to take a break from university to visit Jay, who is supposedly living the high life in Australia. What ensues is a mixture of comedy, misogyny and occasional racism.    
The initial Inbetweeners film was undoubtedly a triumph, therefore expectations of the second film are sky high. And with the second movie obtaining the UK's record opening box office for 2014, is the hype justified?
It's impossible to note that, The Inbetweeners 2 is simply a refurbished product of the original film. With Malia substituted for Australia, the film follows the same formulaic pattern that served the initial movie so well.  Nothing appears to have changed. These are still the same foul mouthed youths, with women problems and over active sex drives.
However, Do we care? Honestly, not at all!
As a fan of the first film, and TV series, it was impossible for me to maintain a straight face through this no-stop joke fest. The dialogue, as always of Ian Morris and Damon Beesley, is sharp, quick and as crude as ever. The jokes can be hit and miss on occasion, but The Inbetweeners 2 contains many quotable lines that teenagers across the country will be reciting.
The slapstick and physical comedy, although bordering on disgusting, is mainly top notch. For instance, there is a scene involving Will, a water slide and Neil's irritable bowls that just screams Inbetweeners comedy gold.
At the centre though, this is still the same film that graced cinemas 3 years ago. Nothing is new, despite more flashier montage sequences, and there is no real character progression. The story is more coincidental than the first film, but honestly who comes to watch The Inbetweeners 2 for a quality story.
My one problem with this instalment, unlike the first, the film contains no justifiable female characters. Each and every woman on display, literally is on display as nothing more than disposable and hindering. In the first film at least the characters had to realise their wrongs to win the girl here however, the main protagonists literally do anything but respect the women involved. I know that is part of the Inbetweeners world, but I just feel that the film makers, on this occasion, left the dial at 10 for too long.
However overall, The Inbetweeners 2 is one of the better comedies of 2014. The film certainly maintains the bar set by the original, and there is enough laughs to allow numerous revisits. Therefore, The Inbetweeners 2 is well worth a watch to anyone fond of the previous work. Sadly though, anyone who dislikes the previous movie, this film will seem utterly repulsive.

My Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB: 7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 75%