Review: Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013)

Directors: Cody Cameron, Kris Pearn
Written by: Judi Barrett
Cast: Bill Hader, Anna Faris, Will Forte, Andy Samberg

Synopsis (from IMDB):
After the disastrous food storm in the first film, Flint and his friends are forced to leave the town. Flint accepts the invitation from his idol Chester V to join The Live Corp Company, which has been tasked to clean the island, and where the best inventors in the world create technologies for the betterment of mankind. When Flint discovers that his machine still operates and now creates mutant food beasts like living pickles, hungry tacodiles, shrimpanzees and apple pie-thons, he and his friends must return to save the world.___________________________________________________

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs was by far one of the best movies of 2009. This amazing animated film left viewers in love with every character and wanting more. The playful and witty atmosphere was wonderful, and very enjoyable to watch. This story jumped from the book pages of its original story (Written by Judi Barrett, 1978) and climbed into the TV screen with a bang!

To most peoples expectations, sequels are a downfall from the first one. First of all there is a line of assumption that the first one has set and is hard to beat. Because of that it makes sequels a bit more resistant to overcome that line of hope the first one had left. But many props and congratulations to the directors, Cody Cameron and Kris Pearn, for not only going beyond that point but raising the bar twice as high. There is no doubt that Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 not only made children but many adults filled with laughter throughout the entire movie.

Flint Lockwood, voiced by the wonderful Bill Hader, has a chance to live his dream working side by side by his ultimate hero, Chester V (Will Forte). So he decides to follow in his foot steps and takes that job. Flint has always wanted to be like Chester V and after he sees that his hero is counting on him, he lets nothing stand in his way to help him. Flint is told that the FLDSMDFR is still operational and is destroying his and his family and friends home on the island. It is up to him to save Swallow Falls. So Flint, Sam Sparks (Anna Faris ), Baby Brent (Andy Samberg), Manny (Benjamin Bratt), Earl (Terry Crews), Mr. Lockwood (James Caan), and of course his best pal Steve (Neil Patrick Harris), all go off to save their beloved home.

There are many adventures once they reach the island of Swallow Falls. Flints machine is now changing the food into animals- resulting in making Foodimals. Everyone thinks that these creatures are dangerous and must find a way to stop them. However you begin to find these foodimals to be overly adorable. A special, captivating one by the name of Berry lends great help to Flint and the gang. Their journey will suck you in and have your fingers crossed, hoping that they all make it safely and that their home will be restored.

Through out this ingenius story Flint learns about friendship and what it means to trust other people. He learns about family and the importance of what it means. Sometimes what we value most in life is clouded over with pride we have for something else, or in Flint's case, someone else. Flint discovers this and realizes that he has everything that he could ever have asked for. Overall this film is exciting and will always have you either on the edge of your seat or your head falling back from laughter. Wether its for the fun story of adventure, the hilarious puns, Berry's cute character, or just Flints beautiful dedication to his friends, you will enjoy this tale immensely.

Review by Hannah Gibbons