Six years have elapsed since Guantanamo Bay, leaving Harold and Kumar estranged from one another with very different families, friends and lives. But when Kumar arrives on Harold's doorstep during the holiday season with a mysterious package in hand, he inadvertently burns down Harold's father-in-law's beloved Christmas tree. To fix the problem, Harold and Kumar embark on a mission through New York City to find the perfect Christmas tree, once again stumbling into trouble at every single turn.
If there's a complaint to be made, it's that the humor could be less scattershot.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
6 Nov 2011
fresh:
This film will stuff your stocking with profane, perverse, politically incorrect glee.
– Colin Covert,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
8 Nov 2011
fresh:
It contains the mother of all blunts, which, wouldn't ya know, burns down the Christmas tree that Harold's glowering father-in-law grew from a sapling.
– Keith Uhlich,
Time Out New York,
8 Nov 2011
fresh:
The laughs may not be as strong as they were the first time, and the sense of discovering something fantastically illicit may have faded to mellow, familiar charms that come with the occasional giggle fit, but that's life as a stoner comedy.
– Dave McGinn,
Globe and Mail,
11 Nov 2011
fresh:
For all its pretensions to bad taste, this is surprisingly heartwarming festive fare.