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

Generally unfavorable - based on 14 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 14
  3. Negative: 11 out of 14
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  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. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Scott Tobias
    42
    Penn, who probably didn't need this shoddy placeholder after the cult success of "Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle's," acquits himself with a gentle charisma that makes the crudity go down easy. Granted, it's still s---, but with a sweeter odor than usual.
  4. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Kyle Smith
    38
    Ryan Reynolds isn't around this time - and neither is most of the wit.
  5. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Jeannette Catsoulis
    30
    National Lampoon's Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj harnesses smut and silliness to an oddly innocent tale of true love.
  6. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Reece Pendleton
    30
    This is shocking only for its tepidness; except for some raunchy language, it's ready-made for basic cable.
  7. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Jack Mathews
    25
    If you liked "Van Wilder," which starred Ryan Reynolds and Tara Reid, be warned: The only person returning from the cast is the boring Indian kid Taj Mahal Badalandabad (Kal Penn).
  8. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Peter Hartlaub
    25
    While Kal Penn manages a decent lead performance as Taj, the writing is terrible.
  9. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    25
    The laughs are low, the breasts are high, and the film is instantly forgettable.
  10. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Michael Rechtshaffen
    20
    So blatantly not funny that it might as well have been called "National Geographic's Van Wilder 2."
  11. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Luke Y. Thompson
    20
    So why not a sequel that subtracts the only good thing about the first movie, Ryan Reynolds? When Tara Reid won't even come back, you know things can't be good.
  12. Variety
    Reviewed by: Dennis Harvey
    20
    The four-years-in-the-making, badly recycled (not to mention awful) sequel might stain the honor of the Lampoon label if it hadn't already produced several even worse films.
  13. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Michael Ordona
    10
    To make a movie this charmless and uninspired takes a certain negligence that is rare among even the most cynical Hollywood moneymaking exercises.
  14. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marc Savlov
    0
    Granted, the state of the indie hipster and/or Big-Man-on-the-Quad aesthetic has probably skewed a bit since I was a frosh, but good lord, man, it can't be this pale an imitation of campus life. I implore you: Go rent "National Lampoon's Animal House" and leave this flaccid wanker alone.
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3.2 out of 10

Generally unfavorable- based on 21 Ratings

User 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.… Full Review »
  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.… Full Review »
  3. RyanN.
    1
    The heavy use of cliche makes it extrememly insulting to both Indian and British people. After the previous film and Harold and Kumar, I was expecting a movie rather better than this rancid pile of mystery droppings.… Full Review »
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