This summer has been jam-packed with blockbusters to take in on the big screen, so if you’ve had your fill of movie theater popcorn and “Barbenheimer,” perhaps now is the time for a good staycation. John Cena and Lil Rel Howery are back for Vacation Friends 2, which is now available for viewers with a Hulu subscription. Critics were able to screen the movie ahead of its straight-to-streaming release, and now they are here to share their opinions on the sequel to the 2021 buddy comedy.
Vacation Friends 2 returns its quartet of stars from the first movie, with the WWE star as Ron with his wife Kyla (Meredith Hagner), alongside Lil Rel Howery’s Marcus and Yvonne Orji’s Emily. The unlikely foursome seem to be at it again, meeting up for another getaway — this time with Ron and Kyla’s baby in tow. Unfortunately, the critics seem to agree that the sequel is a step back from what people liked about the first movie.
