Less Colin Farrell of course, Sean Anders reunites an ensemble cast and hopes to build on Seth Gordon's largely entertaining 2011 original.
Plot details and/or spoilers are held to ransom.
Fools and tools include:
Jason Bateman - Nick
Charlie Day - Dale
Jason Sudeikis - Kurt
Chris Pine - Rex
Jennifer Aniston - Dr. Julia Harris
Jamie Foxx - Motherfucker Jones
Chritoph Waltz - Burt
Kevin Spacey - Dave
Dale, Nick and Kurt struggle to market the Shower Buddy, until mega rich father and son Burt and Rex Hanson agree to invest in their business venture, providing 100,000 units are manufactured.
Predictably, things go tits up and they're left with a massive debt to contend with.
After deciding to kidnap Rex, they visit Jones who advises it is best to have the kidnapped take a little trip to dozy land.
Aside from chloroform, what's the best way to force forty winks?
Watch a boring film? Suffer the incoherent ramblings of an uncharismatic lecturer?
Yes and no, but gas always does the trick, which they steal from Julia's place of employment.
Nick gives the sex-addicted, naughty nymph what she craves and they escape with a tank of nitrous oxide.
At Rex's house, the idiots accidentally put themselves under...
They find Rex hiding in their boot and informs staging his own kidnapping is an ideal way to screw his father out of millions, hence why he personally increased the group's original ransom demand of half a million to five.
Burt involves the police and realising that money is more important than offspring, Rex breaks down quicker than a hammer to glass.
Taking pity on him, they form an unlikely alliance and assist Rex in the farce.
At the ransom drop, Rex shoots his father dead and double-crosses the gang so he can inherit the family fortune.
Motherfucker arrives and planning to claim the fortune for himself, rescues them from imminent arrest.
He drives them back to the warehouse and makes off with the money, where the gang find Rex all tied up.
Just as the police are about to arrest the gang, Rex's mobile goes off and the ringtone is recognised to be the same as the one left to Burt by the kidnappers.
Rex takes police chief Hatcher hostage and before the desperate is subdued, Dale takes a bullet.
In the aftermath, Dale recuperates in hospital and the police agree to drop all charges. Julia and Dale's wife Stacy make peace but the Doc worries Dale as she intends to make a lesbian out of her.
Dave subsequently purchases the Shower Buddy business and Motherfucker uses his recently acquired windfall to invest in Pinkberry.
Ahead of credit roll, an outtakes reel is always worth sticking around for.
Sudeikis enjoyed greater success when given a Hall Pass with Owen Wilson and alongside Aniston in We're The Millers.
It starts promising enough but gags run out of steam.
Unlike Katy Perry's ringtone, nothing should make one roar with laughter.
Let's just say Ruthless People went about its business in a far more professional manner.
The leads carry on where they left off but Aniston, Spacey and Foxx are only here because they have to be.
Still, Pine impresses with a strong and quirky performance.
If the third ever happens, role reversal is the obvious progression but if not, we'll get over it.
Plot details and/or spoilers are held to ransom.
Fools and tools include:
Jason Bateman - Nick
Charlie Day - Dale
Jason Sudeikis - Kurt
Chris Pine - Rex
Jennifer Aniston - Dr. Julia Harris
Jamie Foxx - Motherfucker Jones
Chritoph Waltz - Burt
Kevin Spacey - Dave
Dale, Nick and Kurt struggle to market the Shower Buddy, until mega rich father and son Burt and Rex Hanson agree to invest in their business venture, providing 100,000 units are manufactured.
Predictably, things go tits up and they're left with a massive debt to contend with.
After deciding to kidnap Rex, they visit Jones who advises it is best to have the kidnapped take a little trip to dozy land.
Aside from chloroform, what's the best way to force forty winks?
Watch a boring film? Suffer the incoherent ramblings of an uncharismatic lecturer?
Yes and no, but gas always does the trick, which they steal from Julia's place of employment.
Nick gives the sex-addicted, naughty nymph what she craves and they escape with a tank of nitrous oxide.
At Rex's house, the idiots accidentally put themselves under...
They find Rex hiding in their boot and informs staging his own kidnapping is an ideal way to screw his father out of millions, hence why he personally increased the group's original ransom demand of half a million to five.
Burt involves the police and realising that money is more important than offspring, Rex breaks down quicker than a hammer to glass.
Taking pity on him, they form an unlikely alliance and assist Rex in the farce.
At the ransom drop, Rex shoots his father dead and double-crosses the gang so he can inherit the family fortune.
Motherfucker arrives and planning to claim the fortune for himself, rescues them from imminent arrest.
He drives them back to the warehouse and makes off with the money, where the gang find Rex all tied up.
Just as the police are about to arrest the gang, Rex's mobile goes off and the ringtone is recognised to be the same as the one left to Burt by the kidnappers.
Rex takes police chief Hatcher hostage and before the desperate is subdued, Dale takes a bullet.
In the aftermath, Dale recuperates in hospital and the police agree to drop all charges. Julia and Dale's wife Stacy make peace but the Doc worries Dale as she intends to make a lesbian out of her.
Dave subsequently purchases the Shower Buddy business and Motherfucker uses his recently acquired windfall to invest in Pinkberry.
Ahead of credit roll, an outtakes reel is always worth sticking around for.
Sudeikis enjoyed greater success when given a Hall Pass with Owen Wilson and alongside Aniston in We're The Millers.
It starts promising enough but gags run out of steam.
Unlike Katy Perry's ringtone, nothing should make one roar with laughter.
Let's just say Ruthless People went about its business in a far more professional manner.
The leads carry on where they left off but Aniston, Spacey and Foxx are only here because they have to be.
Still, Pine impresses with a strong and quirky performance.
If the third ever happens, role reversal is the obvious progression but if not, we'll get over it.
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