Grease 2 1982

Janet Maslin, New York Times: Grease 2 is dizzy and slight, with an even more negligible plot than its predecessor had. This time the story can't even masquerade as an excuse for stringing the songs together. Read more

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: I don't mean to deny the self-evident second-rateness of the project, just to suggest that it's preferable to the third-rateness that has become the norm in the genre. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: This movie just recycles Grease, without the stars, without the energy, without the freshness and without the grease. Read more

Frances Dickinson, Time Out: Sheer energy, a handful of good tunes (including a great theme song from the Four Tops), and some very funny one-liners save the day. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: Where this film has a decided edge on its predecessor is in the staging and cutting of the musical sequences. Read more

Gary Arnold, Washington Post: Grease 2 is the most serendipitous sequel in recent memory. It is an ingratiating, jubilant improvement on a crummy original. Read more