Actuakers
One of my all time favorites.
Merolliv
I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.
Portia Hilton
Blistering performances.
carlmyers-80296
Featuring the delicious Kristy Swanson this film is a sequel to the quite popular film Mannequin. A queen in some ancient times is cursed with a necklace that transforms her into a statue and she is then somehow transported to the real world where she(the statue) is kept in a warehouse. A guy accidently takes off the necklace and she comes to life. This is a harmless fun kind of film although it was torn apart by critics on release. William Ragsdale(wonder why he never hit it big) is the main lead opposite Swanson and they make a sweet couple. Watch this if you have nothing better to do but it is cute.
Pepper Anne
I knew that this movie was likely to be crap. After all, it is a sequel to a b-80s comedy. But, I couldn't resist. I had to see Mesach Taylor, often a great, but underrated comic, in his performance as the dramatic Hollywood.In Mannequin 2, dudes are once again dating mannequins-turned-living-females. But this story has its roots in a fairy tale: a young maiden and a prince were intending to get married. But, the prince's mother, cautioning a social no-no (marriage of not only rich and poor, but royalty and poor), curses the young woman with a necklace that will keep her frozen for 1000 years or unless she can find a lover from another land.Fast forward to early 90s Philladelphia where the mannequin "peasant girl," now a traveling sideshow because of her precious jewels, has been shipped to the place where long distance relation of the prince and the long distant relation of the queen's minion will vie for the young girl's love. Although, the distant relative of the young prince has no idea that the transformation of the mannequin into a living being is far from coincidental. So, like something out of a Cars or ZZTop music video, the charming, but oblivious guy, with the help of the hilarious Hollywood (Mesach was about the only treat in this otherwise mundane comedy), will prove his chivalry for the girl as he faces off with the other jerk who wants her and knows about the curse.Its mundane comedy at best, but not because of the story. Rather, the thing that may have audiences flinching in discomfort (or boredom) is the corny dialog and ridiculous acting (details...why do the other's with relations to the past have German accents while Kristy Swanson only has it sporadically and only in the beginning of the film?) and a god awful soundtrack. The first one still offered a lot more laughs and chuckle romance, but if for nothing else, it's a valuable piece of time capsule entertainment because of Mesach Taylor.
kimchipinoy
I don't know what that first commenter was thinking when he/she said that about this movie. Actually he/she has a point. Most movies that are original should NOT have sequels made for them. For example, Mission Impossible. But, this movie, although I loved the first one, actually liked this one better. I think Mesach Taylor plays a very convincing gay man and is really good at the role of Hollywood Montross. If there was to be one role that is to be returning to this plot, Hollywood would be the best one. I actually liked the chemistry between Jason Williamson and Lady Jesse more than Andrew McCarthy and Kim Catrall. This one was a much sweeter movie because it had sweeter parts. Like how they shared a slow dance in that club. That was one. How he took her in mannequin mode all over, even ate with her when she was that way. That combined with the song "I Can't Believe My Eyes", that rendition was the sweetest one I've ever heard. It just made a little more sense how they had her come from Britain whereas Kim Catrall came from Egypt? That doesn't make sense. Plus the ending swordfight, was a good touch. Loved it. Too bad they don't make it on DVD. PLEASE TELL ME WHERE I CAN FIND IT ON DVD. THANK YOU!
gridoon
You know where you stand with "Mannequin 2" early on, when you find out that the unfunniest character of the original has returned - and he has a bigger role to boot! The "romance" part of the film is still kind of sweet, but Ragsdale is no Andrew McCarthy, and Kristy Swanson, unlike Kim Cattrall, doesn't bring any personality to her character; she's beautiful but bland. In fact, that's the word that most accurately sums up the movie: bland. Its comic invention extends to "funny" accents, homosexual gags and chases in toy cars. If you like this sort of thing, go for it. (*1/2)
