Film Review - Buddy Games: Spring Awakening
June 06, 2023
If you have no idea what “Buddy Games” is, I understand. The 2020 release attracted very little attention and box office, but in this world of streaming, perhaps the endeavor managed to find an audience. Three years later, there’s “Buddy Games: Spring Awakening,” a sequel from returning director/star Josh Duhamel, who reunites most of the original cast for another round of crude antics featuring unlikable characters. “Buddy Games” was one of the worst films of its release year, and “Spring Awakening” is sure to hold a special spot on this year’s list, finding Duhamel simply out to make a goofy, raunchy comedy for the broheim crowds, but he can’t even land a single joke. The follow-up is lazy, unprepared to deal with some of its more pointed ideas on culture. When all else fails the effort, the helmer serves up a poop joke, which is about as clever as it gets with this slapdash production. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com
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