The Smurfs 2 (2013)

Name: The Smurfs 2
Director: Raja Gosnell
Released: 2013

The evil wizard Gargamel creates a couple of mischievous Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties that he hopes will let him harness the all-powerful, magical Smurf-essence. But when he discovers that only a real Smurf can give him what he wants, and only a secret spell that Smurfette knows can turn the Naughties into real Smurfs, Gargamel kidnaps Smurfette and brings her to Paris, where he has been winning the adoration of millions as the world¹s greatest sorcerer. It's up to Papa, Clumsy, Grouchy, and Vanity to return to our world, reunite with their human friends Patrick and Grace Winslow, and rescue her! Will Smurfette, who has always felt different from the other Smurfs, find a new connection with the Naughties Vexy and Hackus or will the Smurfs convince her that their love for her is True Blue?

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What critics compared The Smurfs 2 to

Enchanted (2007)

Directed by Kevin Lima

Plot

Much like its predecessor, this new “Smurfs” plays like a lower-brow version of Disney’s 2007 hit “Enchanted,” with beloved storybook characters freely interacting with humans on the streets of a major city (where, in contrast to their counterparts in most pics of this type, they take few pains to disguise themselves).

Scott Foundas • Variety • Jul 28, 2013

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In Bruges (2008)

Directed by Martin McDonagh

The role is at far remove from his complex turn as a gangster who finds his morality in 2008’s “In Bruges,” which surely earned him a fraction of the money he made having his nether-regions exposed to CGI blue-skinned shrimplings.

John Serba | jserba@mlive.com, John Serba, jserba@mlive.com, www.facebook.com • MLive • Jul 31, 2013

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