Zoolander 2 takes pains to reference every successful gag you remember from the original, and then embellish them in painful-often offensive, almost always outdated-fashion.
– David Sims,
The Atlantic,
19 Feb 2016
rotten:
The first film scored a few palpable hits, but the new one barely makes the effort, and the poise of a work like "Funny Face," which both mocked and feted a devotion to couture, seems an impossible dream.
– Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
15 Feb 2016
rotten:
There are some clever bits and the satire is at times scathing but, on the whole, moments of hilarity are like oases in a desert of tedium. When Zoolander 2 isn't funny, the silliness strains the viewer's patience.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
14 Feb 2016
rotten:
While all comedies get refined in the editing room, this one feels like it was slapped together there, as Stiller - who also directed - searched for laughs.
– Stephen Whitty,
Newark Star-Ledger,
12 Feb 2016
rotten:
How bad is Zoolander 2? It's Batman and Robin bad.