Leprechaun 2 Review

Disclaimer: Contains spoilers!

Plot Summary: After waiting a thousand years, the leprechaun seeks to marry the descendant of his once promised bride.

Review: Surprisingly this is a tad better than the first film. Wait, that doesn't sound right. Let me reword it: "Leprechaun 2" is less terrible than the first entry...which isn't saying much. What actually makes it mildly tolerable is the toning down on the excessive amount of eye-roll moments. Sure, you lose out on Jennifer Aniston, but at least they included St. Patrick's Day. Now, don't get me wrong, this movie sucks too--and is pointless shit--but I need to acknowledge the distinction.

Well, you know this is a good franchise when they establish a continuity error in the first scene. In this entry the leprechaun is supposed to be 2000 years old yet he said he was 600 in part 1. And, come to think of it, they never explain how the leprechaun came back after part 1 or how he got his gold back. Hmm. Fuck it, right? For whatever reason, the leprechaun needs a girl to sneeze three times so he can magically take her as his bride. His end goal is to make leprechaun babies...or something? A thousand years ago the leprechaun was denied a chickadee so he wants the modern day descendant of that girl. Eh, she's cute enough I guess, but, boy, is she an absolute tease bitch. You'd think the plot would be straightforward, with the leprechaun trying to get the girl and her boyfriend trying to stop the leprechaun, but, alas, they needed to pad out that running time. Instead, half the movie is the same damn plot from part one where someone has one of the fucking gold coins and the leprechaun wants it back. Gotta have me gold! Another continuity error is that the boyfriend cannot be hurt by the leprechaun while he holds the coin. Funny, I recall the leprechaun having no trouble trying to rip out the coin from Ozzie in part 1. You might think this is nitpicking for a piece of shit like "Leprechaun 2," but when the plots are this similar you might want to avoid glaring contradictions. Anyway, after predictable shenanigans with a candy coin fake-out, the leprechaun is killed when he's stabbed by an iron rod--a newly introduced weakness. To their credit, the leprechaun does blow up, and his death could be considered permanent rather than the half-assing in part 1.

Honestly, if you enjoyed the first film, I don't see why you wouldn't like this one the same or more. It's less stupid and the characters are less annoying. On the other hand, the plots aren't that different realistically, the overall experience is still well below average, and the same jokes are repeated. Likewise, you might have actually preferred the over the top stupidity as a highlight from part 1. I still can't get over the fact that there are 5 films after this one. Wasn't it clear they were already out of ideas by part 2?!

Notable Moment: When Morty throws the box of pizza on the ground. One does not simply discard precious pizza and expect to live.

Final Rating: 4.5/10