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Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
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21 out of 100

Generally unfavorable - based on 14 Critics What's this?

User Score
3.2 out of 10

Generally unfavorable- based on 21 Ratings

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  • Starring: Daniel Percival, Kal Penn, Lauren Cohan
  • Summary: In this sequel to "National Lampoon's Van Wilder," Taj (Penn), Van Wilder's assistant in the first film, heads out on his own and heads to England's prestigious Camden University to further his studies. Along the way, he adopts a group of misfits and shows the uptight student body how to get Wilder! (MGM)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 14
  3. Negative: 11 out of 14
  1. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Rocco B. Colella
    63
    The Rise of Taj is relatively pointless in the scheme of things, but refreshing in what it (mostly) doesn't resort to for laughs.
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Lisa Schwarzbaum
    50
    Everything old is old again in this rickety extension of 2002's already rickety "Van Wilder."
  3. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Kyle Smith
    38
    Ryan Reynolds isn't around this time - and neither is most of the wit.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 7 out of 8
  1. imthenoob
    6
    I liked it a lot better then the first Van Wilder film. It was pretty funny and definently worth the watch imo. Dont see how people can hate it as much as they did.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. kingshahid
    3
    This movie doesn't have much comedy, a story that is uninteresting, and a character that is overdone and outdated. I couldn't sit through the whole thing but forced myself to, should have stopped when I felt the movie was pointless the first time.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. MartinS.
    2
    The entire movie was a rolling cliche. What is especially insulting is how these low brow American comedies parody asian culture. Please grow up.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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