Some sequels should never get off from the idea stage, and Major League II is one of them.
We get to see more of the Cleveland Indians as they embark on another season in the big leagues. Charlie Sheen as Ricky "the wild thing" Vaughn has replaced Tom Berenger's Jake Taylor as the film's leading man, and centers around The Wild Thing basically being castrated and becoming more commercial and career seeking. Not very interesting, and it goes on for a long while without evoking any real laughs along the way. Omar Epps is a poor substitute for Wesley Snipes as Willie Hayes, the fastest running ball player around. James Gammon, Bob Uecker and (incredibly enough) Corbin Bernsen provide the film's only entertaining moments. A recurring cameo by the ever funny Randy Quaid is totally wasted, Sheen and Berenger look bored.
The original was hardly original (hmmm...) but it was well written and expertly performed; a real home run. The sequel, sad to say; strike out.
We get to see more of the Cleveland Indians as they embark on another season in the big leagues. Charlie Sheen as Ricky "the wild thing" Vaughn has replaced Tom Berenger's Jake Taylor as the film's leading man, and centers around The Wild Thing basically being castrated and becoming more commercial and career seeking. Not very interesting, and it goes on for a long while without evoking any real laughs along the way. Omar Epps is a poor substitute for Wesley Snipes as Willie Hayes, the fastest running ball player around. James Gammon, Bob Uecker and (incredibly enough) Corbin Bernsen provide the film's only entertaining moments. A recurring cameo by the ever funny Randy Quaid is totally wasted, Sheen and Berenger look bored.
The original was hardly original (hmmm...) but it was well written and expertly performed; a real home run. The sequel, sad to say; strike out.