I have to admit that this is one movie that I was a little apprehensive about watching. For me, comedy sequels tend to be such a let down. And being no fan of Martin Lawrence didn't help with my Apprehensiveness. He tends to be a little too silly. So when I began to giggle more and more it was a little surprising. Go figure!

Big Momma's House 2 picks up after Malcolm Turner (Martin Lawrence) Learns that his mentor and ex-partner has been murdered. Now to catch you up on what Malcolm Turner has been up between "Big Momma's House" and Big Momma's House 2. Malcolm left the FBI after winning his dream girl, Sherri Turner (underrated Beauty Nia Long). He has promised his new pregnant wife that they would live a simple life. I think you can see where this is going.... I sure did.
He tells the wife he is going to a safety convention and then and course goes undercover as a fat elderly black woman Hattie Mae Pierce a.k.a. Big Momma to find the killer of his ex-partner. Big Momma Finagled her way into the position of nanny for an uptight suburban couple who have three interesting children. There's Andrew the three year old who does not talk and as some odd jumping habits. Then there's Carrie the cheerleader who can't cheer and has no ideal that she sucks! Finally there is Molly the Fake Goth girl who is trying her best to freak her parents out, It hardly works. The Father is the connection to the case that Malcolm is trying to break. Even though the Mom has little to no time for these children she has a strict schedule for them to adhere and this is where the Nanny comes in. Trying to get around doing chores and handling the children, keeping his wife in the dark about what he is doing and solving crime has this nanny's hands full.

Now the plot of this film is very lame and most of time I could remember much about the bad guys or what or why they were even there. Hattie Mae Pierce showed up enough and made me giggle and at times out right laugh out loud, that I was able to get though the weak storyline with no problem. They even work in a spoof of the Bo Derek beach scene from the Blake Edwards directed Movie 10 from 1979. Anyone born before the early Seventies may get a kick out that. This Character reminds me my own Insane grandmother, God rest her soul. If it's coming up, it's coming out, which means they say whatever is on their tongue. For some people that can be a little shocking or funny depends on your sense of humor.

The special features are hardly worth mentioning.There is a commentary with Direct John Whitesell and producer David Friendl and actor Zachary Levi. and some deleted and extended scenes that really were appropriately removed from the film to due to time constraints, THANK GOD!!!!!

Director John Whitesell has not directed any feature films prior to Big Momma's House 2 and probably explains why for me it was just a small step above a made for TV movie. This film is far from greatness but then it doesn't belong in the same pile of rubbish with any thing starring our reigning trailer park beauty turned singer/actress Brittany Spears. So if you have a spare 90 minutes or so it's worth seeing.

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Directed by: John Whitesell   Written by: Don Rhymer   Cast: Martin Lawrence Nia Long Emily Procter Zachary Levi Mark Moses Kat Dennings Chloe Moretz Marisol Nichols Josh Flitter Dan Lauria Jascha Washington Preston Shores

DVD Features: Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 2.1 Surround), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.1 Surround) English & Spanish Subtitles Commentary w/ John Whitesell, David T. Friendly & Zachary Levi Deleted & Extended Scenes w/optional commentary "Big Momma's Secrets" featurette