It's part of a parent's defense mechanism to walk into a "The Smurfs" sequel with low expectations. You expect slapstick violence, a retread story and indignities for the human cast. A Smurf will ...

"The Smurfs 2" probably isn't going to be the high point of Brendan Gleeson's career. He plays a corn-dog salesman who ends up naked in a laundry cart with a few Smurfs, and gets turned into a duck, ...

Comedy. Starring Neil Patrick Harris, Hank Azaria and Brendan Gleeson. Directed by Raja Gosnell. (PG. 104 minutes.) It's part of a parent's defense mechanism to walk into a "Smurfs" sequel with low ...

It's part of a parent's defense mechanism to walk into a "The Smurfs" sequel with low expectations. You know there will probably be slapstick violence, a retread story and indignities for the human ...

"The Smurfs 2" will keep a child reasonably entertained for 105 minutes — but so, for that matter, will a large, empty cardboard box. The box, it should be argued, is more likely to stimulate a ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... PG. 104 minutes. At area theaters. It’s part of a parent’s defense mechanism to walk into a “The Smurfs” sequel with low expectations. You know there will ...

THE SMURFS 2 spends even less time in Smurf Village than the first one, which is a good thing since more than five minutes in fairyland would have pleased no one over the age of seven. This time the ...

Right down to the brute functionality of its title, “The Smurfs 2” may be the platonic ideal of a major studio sequel — no markedly better or worse than the first and with just enough difference to ...