Finally released from prison, Elwood Blues is once again enlisted by Sister Mary Stigmata in her latest crusade to raise funds for a children's hospital. Hitting the road to re-unite the band and win the big prize at the New Orleans Battle of the Bands, Elwood is pursued cross-country by the cops.
It's a pity the film doesn't respect the art of acting as much as that of music.
– Bruce Westbrook,
Houston Chronicle,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
'I always thought there was another story to be told,' Landis says in the film's notes. Fine; then tell one.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Once the new sequel gets past its cumbersome plotting and gets down to its music, it overrides the temptation to suggest buying the soundtrack recording and forgetting the rest.