Animated blockbusters are a tried and true genre, one that moviegoers can bring the whole family to. And aside from Disney animated features, other studios are bringing their own titles, such as Universal's burgeoning The Bad Guys franchise. Critics have seen the Sam Rockwell sequel, and their split about which of the movies is the superior installment. Let's break it all down.
CinemaBlend's The Bad Guys review was mixed, but the 2022 animated movie was a success. The Bad Guys crushed at the box office, and a sequel was quickly greenlit. And now we know what journalists who got early screenings thought of the follow-up. Variety's Owen Gleiberman praised the sequel's action sequences, writing:
