Review: 'Ted 2' Gets Lost in the History of Real, American Change

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I struggled putting together a satisfactory, opening paragraph about Ted 2. Struggled. Usually if that’s the case, it means the rest of the review will be a nice run through a mud-field of narrative connections and sludgy adjectives… like “sludgy.” Unfortunately there was really nothing to say about the follow-up to Seth MacFarlane’s surprise hit that hadn’t already been said about A Million Ways To Die In the West or the back-half years of “The Family Guy.” MacFarlane has a very specific sense of humor, and the ridiculous, pop culture references and violent lunacy that make up 13 seasons – and two features so far – can only pull laughs from the audience for so long. ›››

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