"As before, our heroes are an odd couple of cops in the ZPD or Zootropolis Police Department: idealistic young rabbit Judy Hopps (geddit?), voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin, and sly fox Nick Wilde, voiced by Jason Bateman, a creature once on the wrong side of the law but now a supposedly reformed character who has joined the police. Together, Hopps and Wilde must tackle an apparent crime by a snake, the one kind of animal not welcome in Zootropolis."
"This serpent has apparently stolen a journal belonging to the aristocratic family of lynxes who are the city's founding fathers, a journal that details the creation of the weather walls that provide for so many different climates within the city, allowing different animals to live there. But their investigation uncovers secrets, lies and a conspiracy which goes, of course, to the very top."
"Another day, another supremely competent, passably-but-not-overwhelmingly funny digitally animated family comedy featuring talking animals. It's not AI, but it might as well be. This is Zootropolis 2, which is named Zootopia 2 on its home turf in the US. (Is the reference to lefty ideas such as utopia too dangerous for the all-important foreign territories?) If this is the second in what promises to be a continuing series, perhaps Z3 will be cautiously hailed as a return to the franchise's dark roots."
Zootropolis 2 returns to a metropolis where animals of every species coexist, following police partners Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde. The pair investigate an apparent crime by a snake accused of stealing a lynx-family journal that explains the city's weather walls and climate zones. The investigation uncovers secrets, lies and a high-level conspiracy. The film delivers competent animation, voice performances and passable humor, with supporting comedic talent. The tone is polished and corporately calibrated, producing algorithmic laughs rather than emotional depth. The movie functions well as child entertainment on journeys but lacks heart and soul.
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