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''Big Momma's House 2'' is a 2006 American
crime comedy film Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and fiction. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as drama or gangster film, but als ...
, the sequel to 2000's ''
Big Momma's House ''Big Momma's House'' is a 2000 crime comedy film, directed by Raja Gosnell, and written by Darryl Quarles and Don Rhymer. The film stars Martin Lawrence as an FBI agent who is tasked with tracking down an escaped convict and his loot, by goi ...
'' and the second installment of the ''Big Momma'' Trilogy. The film was directed by John Whitesell and stars
Martin Lawrence Martin Fitzgerald LawrenceStated in interview on '' Inside the Actors Studio'' (born April 16, 1965) is an American actor and comedian. Lawrence began his career doing comedy shows, including in '' The Improv''. After his first acting role in t ...
reprising his role as
FBI The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic Intelligence agency, intelligence and Security agency, security service of the United States and Federal law enforcement in the United States, its principal federal law enforcement ag ...
agent Malcolm Turner, along with
Nia Long Nia Talita Long ( ; born October 30, 1970) is an American actress. Best known for her work in Black cinema, Long rose to prominence after starring in the film '' Boyz n the Hood'' (1991), and for her portrayal of Beullah "Lisa" Wilkes on the N ...
,
Zachary Levi Zachary Levi Pugh ( ; born September 29, 1980) is an American actor. He starred as Chuck Bartowski in the action comedy series ''Chuck (TV series), Chuck'' (2007–2012), and as Captain Marvel (DC Comics), the titular character in the superher ...
(in his film debut),
Mark Moses Mark Moses (born February 24, 1958) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Paul Young in the ABC comedy-drama '' Desperate Housewives'' (2004–2011) and as Herman "Duck" Phillips in the AMC period drama '' Mad Men'' (2007–2 ...
,
Emily Procter Emily Procter (born October 8, 1968) is an American actress and activist. She played Ainsley Hayes in the NBC political drama ''The West Wing'' (2000–2002; 2006) and Det. Calleigh Duquesne in the CBS police procedural drama '' CSI: Miami'' ...
, Kat Dennings and
Chloë Grace Moretz Chloë Grace Moretz (; born February 10, 1997) is an American actress. She began acting as a child, with early roles in the horror film ''The Amityville Horror (2005 film), The Amityville Horror'' (2005), the drama series ''Desperate Housewives' ...
in supporting roles. Unlike the first film, ''Big Momma's House 2'' takes on a
family friendly Family (from ) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictability, structure, and safety ...
tone compared to the original film's more mature target
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. The film was released theatrically on January 27, 2006, by
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. Although it received mostly negative reviews from critics, it was a box office success, grossing $141.5 million against a budget of $40 million. A sequel, '' Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son'', was released on February 18, 2011.


Plot

Six years after meeting her during an investigation,
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agent Malcolm Turner is now married to Sherry Pierce and is the stepfather of her son Trent, and assumes a desk job to be close to her as they await the arrival of their first child. However, news reaches Malcolm that his friend Doug Hudson was killed, while working undercover in
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. He learns that he was investigating former military intelligence specialist Tom Fuller, who now works for the National Agenda Software corporation, and had discovered he was creating a computer worm that could provide backdoor access to government databases. Although Malcolm asks to assist, his boss refuses to let him interfere in the investigation being conducted by agents Liliana Morales and Kevin Keneally. Discovering Morales is sending an agent undercover to secure the job of nanny within Tom's family, Malcolm decides to take advantage of this, lying to Sherry that he must go out-of-state for a conference. Malcolm retrieves the disguise he used while impersonating Sherry's grandmother - known affectionally as Big Momma - and secures the nanny job by exposing flaws in the other candidates. While he keeps his eyes on Tom, Malcolm learns that the Fuller family has problems: Tom's wife Leah is very strict on chores; eldest daughter Molly seeks to be someone she is not; youngest daughter Carrie strives to do well as a cheerleader; and toddler son Andrew has a strange habit of jumping off of tall objects. Although Malcolm finds evidence that Tom is working alongside a notorious hacker, Sherry tracks him down after discovering he lied to her and is appalled to discover he is working on another case posing as her grandmother. The matter is then made worse when Morales discover him interfering in her case, and allows him to assist as long as he maintains his cover and retains Kevin as his partner. After Leah threatens to fire Big Momma for her handling of her chores, Malcolm spends the night doing all of the work and successfully wins back her favor. After an attempt to capture the hacker fails, Malcolm and Kevin recruit assistance from child hacker Stewart to access Fuller's workstation at Agenda. While they secure the means, Malcolm receives a call from a frightened Molly at a nightclub, and goes to find her as Big Momma. Soon after, men working for Agenda's CEO Casal take both of them hostage in order to coerce Tom to assist in a business deal involving the computer worm. Malcolm soon frees the pair before going to rescue Tom, while Molly calls the FBI. Discovering that Casal plans to kill Tom as part of the deal he made with his customer, Malcolm saves his life and ensures Casal cannot escape before the FBI arrives. Although shocked to discover Malcolm's real identity, Tom is thankful to him when he informs Morales that he was being coerced by his boss under the threat of having his family killed for refusing. While the case is ended and he has made amends with Sherry, Malcolm decides to stay in California a while longer in order to assist Carrie, after helping her team improve themselves for an upcoming cheerleading championships. Helping them to successfully win, Malcolm departs, leaving behind a letter from Big Momma bidding farewell to the Fullers and hints that their paths will cross again someday. Meanwhile, he resumes his life at home with Sherry, Trent, and their newborn baby.


Cast

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Martin Lawrence Martin Fitzgerald LawrenceStated in interview on '' Inside the Actors Studio'' (born April 16, 1965) is an American actor and comedian. Lawrence began his career doing comedy shows, including in '' The Improv''. After his first acting role in t ...
as Malcolm Turner / Hattie Mae 'Big Momma' Pierce, an
FBI The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic Intelligence agency, intelligence and Security agency, security service of the United States and Federal law enforcement in the United States, its principal federal law enforcement ag ...
Agent, Sherry's husband and Trent's stepfather *
Nia Long Nia Talita Long ( ; born October 30, 1970) is an American actress. Best known for her work in Black cinema, Long rose to prominence after starring in the film '' Boyz n the Hood'' (1991), and for her portrayal of Beullah "Lisa" Wilkes on the N ...
as Sherry Pierce-Turner, Big Momma's granddaughter, Malcolm's wife and Trent's mother who is now pregnant *
Zachary Levi Zachary Levi Pugh ( ; born September 29, 1980) is an American actor. He starred as Chuck Bartowski in the action comedy series ''Chuck (TV series), Chuck'' (2007–2012), and as Captain Marvel (DC Comics), the titular character in the superher ...
as Agent Kevin Keneally *
Mark Moses Mark Moses (born February 24, 1958) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Paul Young in the ABC comedy-drama '' Desperate Housewives'' (2004–2011) and as Herman "Duck" Phillips in the AMC period drama '' Mad Men'' (2007–2 ...
as Tom Fuller, Leah’s husband and father of their 3 children *
Emily Procter Emily Procter (born October 8, 1968) is an American actress and activist. She played Ainsley Hayes in the NBC political drama ''The West Wing'' (2000–2002; 2006) and Det. Calleigh Duquesne in the CBS police procedural drama '' CSI: Miami'' ...
as Leah Fuller, Tom's wife and mother of his 3 children * Kat Dennings as Molly Fuller, Tom and Leah's elder daughter *
Chloë Grace Moretz Chloë Grace Moretz (; born February 10, 1997) is an American actress. She began acting as a child, with early roles in the horror film ''The Amityville Horror (2005 film), The Amityville Horror'' (2005), the drama series ''Desperate Housewives' ...
as Carrie Fuller, Tom and Leah's middle daughter * Preston Shores, Trevor Shores as Andrew Fuller, Tom and Leah's younger son * Marisol Nichols as Agent Liliana Morales * Jascha Washington as Trent Pierce, Sherry's son and Malcolm's stepson * Sarah Joy Brown as Agent Constance Stone *
Kevin Durand Kevin Serge Durand (born January 14, 1974) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his work in numerous film and television roles, including portraying Vasiliy Fet in ''The Strain'', Joshua in '' Dark Angel'', Martin Keamy in '' Lost'', Fred J. D ...
as Oshima *
Cameron Daddo Cameron Peter Daddo (born 7 March 1965) is an Australian actor, musician and presenter. From 1987 to 1988, he hosted dating game show ''Perfect Match (Australian game show), Perfect Match Australia''. He won two Logie Awards for his performanc ...
as Casal * Christopher Jones as Anthony Bishop * Josh Flitter as Stewart * Max Van Ville as Chad * Rhoda Griffis as Mrs. Gallagher * Kirk B. R. Woller as Doug Hudson * Ann Mahoney as Coach Lisa * Shanna Moakler as Petra * Andy Stahl as School's Principal * Lisa Arrindell as Danielle * Jessica White as Bra Model * Paige Butcher as Background Model #1


Reception


Box office

''Big Momma's House 2'' grossed $27,736,056 in its opening weekend ranking number one. It had the second-highest opening weekend for a Martin Lawrence film upon opening, behind ''
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''. As of March 3, 2011, the film has grossed a total of $70,165,972 at the
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with a worldwide gross of $138,259,062.


Critical response

On
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, the film has an approval rating of 5% based on 74 reviews and an average rating of 3/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "Unfunny and unoriginal. In other words, a perfect piece of evidence for opponents of pointless movie sequels". On
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, the film has a score of 34 out of 100 based on 20 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews. Audiences polled by
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gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale. Brian Lowry of '' Variety'' called the film "episodic" and "flat" compared to the original film. Keith Uhlich of ''
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'' gave the film 1⁄2 out of 4 stars. The film was nominated for a
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in 2006 in the category "Worst Prequel or Sequel", but lost to '' Basic Instinct 2''. Its poor reception has been lampooned in ''
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''.


Sequel

A third and final installment '' Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son'' was released on February 18, 2011. Brandon T. Jackson was cast in the role of Trent, who was originally played by Jascha Washington.
Nia Long Nia Talita Long ( ; born October 30, 1970) is an American actress. Best known for her work in Black cinema, Long rose to prominence after starring in the film '' Boyz n the Hood'' (1991), and for her portrayal of Beullah "Lisa" Wilkes on the N ...
also did not reprise her role, which resulted in her character, Sherry, being written out. ''Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son'' fared worse critical reception than its predecessors, scoring a 5% on Rotten Tomatoes.


References


External links

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