Blues Brothers 2000 1998

Lawrence Van Gelder, New York Times: Once the new sequel gets past its cumbersome plotting and gets down to its music, it overrides the temptation to suggest buying the soundtrack recording and forgetting the rest. Read more

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Rick Groen, Globe and Mail: Once upon a time, it was funny. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: Blues Brothers 2000 isn't anywhere close to the landmark its predecessor was, but it's still enjoyable. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: 'I always thought there was another story to be told,' Landis says in the film's notes. Fine; then tell one. Read more

Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: It makes an audience pay for every two seconds of pleasure with 10 seconds of pain. Read more

Time Out: This isn't a sequel, it's a remake. Read more

Joe Leydon, Variety: The sequel offers more of the same, only less. Read more