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'''''Murder Mystery 2''''' is a 2023 American [[Action film|action]] [[Comedy film|comedy]] [[mystery film]] directed by [[Jeremy Garelick]] and written by [[James Vanderbilt]]. It is a sequel to the 2019 film ''[[Murder Mystery (film)|Murder Mystery]]'', and it stars [[Adam Sandler]] and [[Jennifer Aniston]] |
'''''Murder Mystery 2''''' is a 2023 American [[Action film|action]] [[Comedy film|comedy]] [[mystery film]] directed by [[Jeremy Garelick]] and written by [[James Vanderbilt]]. It is a sequel to the 2019 film ''[[Murder Mystery (film)|Murder Mystery]]'', and it stars [[Adam Sandler]] and [[Jennifer Aniston]] with [[Mark Strong]], [[Mélanie Laurent]], [[Jodie Turner-Smith]] and [[John Kani]]. |
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''Murder Mystery 2'' was released by [[Netflix]] on March 31, 2023. |
''Murder Mystery 2'' was released by [[Netflix]] on March 31, 2023. Like the original film, it also received mixed reviews from critics. |
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==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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Four years after their escapade in Monte Carlo,{{efn|As depicted in ''[[Murder Mystery (film)|Murder Mystery]]'' (2019)}} Nick and Audrey Spitz work as full-time private detectives. |
Four years after their escapade in Monte Carlo,{{efn|As depicted in ''[[Murder Mystery (film)|Murder Mystery]]'' (2019)}} Nick and Audrey Spitz work as full-time private detectives. They accept an invitation from friend Vikram "The Maharajah" Govindan's wedding on his private island, hoping their association with him will lend their failing detective agency some professional credibility. |
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There, they meet |
There, they meet Vik's French fiancée, Claudette Joubert, his flirtatious business partner, Francisco Perez, his former fiancée, Countess Sekou, Sekou's lady-in-waiting, Imani, Vik's reticent sister, Saira, bodyguard Lou, and the couple's old friend, Colonel Ulenga. |
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At the |
At the ceremony, Audrey notices a cloaked figure following Vik's elephant. A dead body falls from the elephant and turns out to be Lou. Nick suspects that it is a diversion and watches Vik's abduction by a mysterious figure who leaves the island on a boat. The couple determines that at least two perpetrators must have been involved: one to create the diversion and the other to kidnap Vik. |
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The next morning, the group is joined by a team of professional detectives, led by former [[MI6]] hostage negotiator Connor Miller. The kidnapper calls and |
The next morning, the group is joined by a team of professional detectives, led by former [[MI6]] hostage negotiator Connor Miller. The kidnapper calls and demands a ransom of $70 million in exchange for Vik, arranging a meeting at the [[Arc de Triomphe]]. |
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Traveling to Paris, Miller takes Nick and Audrey to the exchange point. The kidnappers force the couple into a van at gunpoint. |
Traveling to Paris, Miller takes Nick and Audrey to the exchange point. The kidnappers force the couple into a van at gunpoint. A fight ensues and the van crashes into [[Café Procope]]. The kidnappers frame Nick and Audrey for Vik's abduction and Miller is seemingly killed when his car explodes after taking back the briefcase of money. A mysterious figure retrieves the briefcase but is immediately run down by a second assailant in a garbage truck, who takes the briefcase and speeds off. |
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With the assistance of Inspector Laurent Delacroix, Nick and Audrey trace the truck to a countryside château where they are ambushed by Sekou and Imani, who insist they are not the kidnappers and only want the money. Sekou shoots Imani and attempts to kill the couple by knocking over a candle to ignite the room, but is shot dead by a dying Imani. Nick and Audrey escape and call Delacroix and the others, requesting Vik be brought to the [[Le Jules Verne]] restaurant at the [[Eiffel Tower]]. Vik appears at the rendezvous, strapped into a bomb vest. Nick reasons that the killer would never jeopardize the ransom |
With the assistance of Inspector Laurent Delacroix, Nick and Audrey trace the truck to a countryside château where they are ambushed by Sekou and Imani, who insist they are not the kidnappers and only want the money. Sekou shoots Imani and attempts to kill the couple by knocking over a candle to ignite the room, but is shot dead by a dying Imani. |
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Nick and Audrey escape and call Delacroix and the others, requesting Vik be brought to the [[Le Jules Verne]] restaurant at the [[Eiffel Tower]]. Vik appears at the rendezvous, strapped into a bomb vest. Nick reasons that the killer would never jeopardize the ransom. The bomb's countdown is suspended, and Miller, the mastermind of the abduction, appears; he had faked his death by hiding in a bomb-proof titanium chamber within the car. He attempts to kill the group, but Audrey clings to his harness and is pulled to the top floor. |
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Nick pursues them, subdues Miller's men, and destroys the detonator. Miller throws Audrey, who is still connected to his harness, off the tower. The two men engage in hand-to-hand combat, culminating with Nick opening the briefcase and dispersing the money into the wind. |
Nick pursues them, subdues Miller's men, and destroys the detonator. Miller throws Audrey, who is still connected to his harness, off the tower. The two men engage in hand-to-hand combat, culminating with Nick opening the briefcase and dispersing the money into the wind. |
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Meanwhile, the group helps disengage Vik's bomb, and Susan tends to Delacroix, who was shot by Miller. Susan and Delacroix instantly fall in love after Delacroix shows her how to make circles with smoke. |
Meanwhile, the group helps disengage Vik's bomb, and Susan tends to Delacroix, who was shot by Miller. Susan and Delacroix instantly fall in love after Delacroix shows her how to make circles with smoke. |
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Up on the top floor, Audrey reappears and Nick helps her tie Miller's harness to the tower's elevator mechanism, throwing him into the rotor blades of his getaway helicopter, which explodes and crashes into the [[Seine]]. |
Up on the top floor, Audrey reappears and Nick helps her tie Miller's harness to the tower's elevator mechanism, throwing him into the rotor blades of his getaway helicopter, which explodes and crashes into the [[Seine]]. |
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Returning to the restaurant, Audrey mistakes Saira's darkened arm for blood, but Saira insists that her [[Mehndi|henna]] smeared during the commotion. Audrey remarks that once dried, henna does not smear |
Returning to the restaurant, Audrey mistakes Saira's darkened arm for blood, but Saira insists that her [[Mehndi|henna]] smeared during the commotion. Audrey remarks that once dried, henna does not smear. She recalls that Saira was not present when Vik's elephant was ushered into the reception ceremony, and realizes that the clothes of the cloaked figure who killed Lou were stained by wet henna, not blood. Saira ends up being the second conspirator; she was upset that Vik's parents gave him sole control over the business, and she had previously tried to kill him in [[Mumbai]]. She further elaborates that she hires Miller in her scheme and the ransom is actually his payment. Exposed, Saira attempts to shoot Vik, but he is shielded by Ulenga, who takes the bullet. Claudette then knocks her out with the briefcase. |
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With the commotion concluded, Vik and Claudette give Nick and Audrey $10 million and the use of |
With the commotion concluded, Vik and Claudette decide to elope and later give Nick and Audrey $10 million and the use of Vik's helicopter. On a honeymoon in Greece, they are accosted in air at gunpoint by their supposedly European helicopter pilot, who turns out to be American; he steals the money and jumps out of the helicopter, leaving them scrambling for the controls. |
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== Cast ==<!--PER END CREDITS--> |
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* [[Adam Sandler]] as Nick Spitz |
* [[Adam Sandler]] as Nick Spitz |
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* [[Jennifer Aniston]] as Audrey Spitz |
* [[Jennifer Aniston]] as Audrey Spitz |
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* [[Mark Strong]] as |
* [[Mark Strong]] as Miller |
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* [[Mélanie Laurent]] as Claudette |
* [[Mélanie Laurent]] as Claudette |
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* [[Jodie Turner-Smith]] as Countess Sekou |
* [[Jodie Turner-Smith]] as Countess Sekou |
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* [[Annie Mumolo]] as Mrs. Silverfox |
* [[Annie Mumolo]] as Mrs. Silverfox |
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* Myo Leong as Mr. Lou |
* Myo Leong as Mr. Lou |
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* [[Carlos Ponce]] as |
* [[Carlos Ponce]] as Shitz helicopter pilot |
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== Production == |
== Production == |
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=== Development === |
=== Development === |
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In October 2019, it was announced that a sequel to ''[[Murder Mystery (film)|Murder Mystery]]'' was in development with [[Adam Sandler]] and [[Jennifer Aniston]] reprising their roles.<ref>{{cite news |date=October 11, 2019 |last=Kit |first=Borys |title='Murder Mystery' Sequel in the Works at Netflix (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/murder-mystery-sequel-works-at-netflix-1245969 |access-date=April 14, 2021 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] }}</ref> In August 2021, [[Jeremy Garelick]] was hired as director, from a script by [[James Vanderbilt]], with the filming of the sequel to take place in [[Paris]] and in the [[Caribbean]].<ref>{{cite news |date=August 17, 2021 |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |title=Jeremy Garelick To Direct Netflix 'Murder Mystery' Sequel; Jennifer Aniston & Adam Sandler Circling |url=https://deadline.com/2021/08/jeremy-garelick-netflix-murder-mystery-sequel-jennifer-aniston-adam-sandler-1234816631/ |access-date=August 17, 2021 |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> Sandler and Aniston had confirmed their returns during the [[Tudum |
In October 2019, it was announced that a sequel to ''[[Murder Mystery (film)|Murder Mystery]]'' was in development with [[Adam Sandler]] and [[Jennifer Aniston]] reprising their roles.<ref>{{cite news |date=October 11, 2019 |last=Kit |first=Borys |title='Murder Mystery' Sequel in the Works at Netflix (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/murder-mystery-sequel-works-at-netflix-1245969 |access-date=April 14, 2021 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420175914/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/murder-mystery-sequel-works-at-netflix-1245969 |url-status=live }}</ref> In August 2021, [[Jeremy Garelick]] was hired as director, from a script by [[James Vanderbilt]], with the filming of the sequel to take place in [[Paris]] and in the [[Caribbean]].<ref>{{cite news |date=August 17, 2021 |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |title=Jeremy Garelick To Direct Netflix 'Murder Mystery' Sequel; Jennifer Aniston & Adam Sandler Circling |url=https://deadline.com/2021/08/jeremy-garelick-netflix-murder-mystery-sequel-jennifer-aniston-adam-sandler-1234816631/ |access-date=August 17, 2021 |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=April 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418035724/https://deadline.com/2021/08/jeremy-garelick-netflix-murder-mystery-sequel-jennifer-aniston-adam-sandler-1234816631/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Sandler and Aniston had confirmed their returns during the [[Tudum#Third edition|September 2021 Tudum Global Fan Event]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2021/09/25/murder-mystery-netflix-movie-sequel-jennifer-aniston-adam-sandler/|title=Murder Mystery 2: Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler Set to Return for Sequel to Hit Netflix Movie|first=Matt Webb|last=Mitovich|website=[[TVLine]]|date=25 September 2021|access-date=January 25, 2022|archive-date=May 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525063451/https://tvline.com/2021/09/25/murder-mystery-netflix-movie-sequel-jennifer-aniston-adam-sandler/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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In January 2022, it was reported that [[Adeel Akhtar]] and [[John Kani]] would be reprising their roles from the first film, with [[Mark Strong]], [[Mélanie Laurent]], [[Jodie Turner-Smith]], Kuhoo Verma, [[Enrique Arce]], [[Tony Goldwyn]], [[Annie Mumolo]], and Zurin Villanueva joining the film as newcomers.<ref name="Hollywood Reporter">{{cite web |
In January 2022, it was reported that [[Adeel Akhtar]] and [[John Kani]] would be reprising their roles from the first film, with [[Mark Strong]], [[Mélanie Laurent]], [[Jodie Turner-Smith]], Kuhoo Verma, [[Enrique Arce]], [[Tony Goldwyn]], [[Annie Mumolo]], and Zurin Villanueva joining the film as newcomers.<ref name="Hollywood Reporter">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/tony-goldwyn-jodie-turner-smith-murder-mystery-2-netflix-1235079986/|title=Jodie Turner-Smith, Mark Strong Join Netflix's 'Murder Mystery 2'|first=Mia|last=Galuppo|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=24 January 2022|access-date=January 25, 2022|archive-date=January 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124190232/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/tony-goldwyn-jodie-turner-smith-murder-mystery-2-netflix-1235079986/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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=== Filming === |
=== Filming === |
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[[Principal photography]] began in January 2022 in [[Hawaii]]<ref name="Hollywood Reporter" /><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/movies/jennifer-aniston-adam-sandler-murder-mystery-2-set-photo/ |title=Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler are living their best lives on the set of Murder Mystery 2 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |first=Lester Fabian |last=Brathwaite |date=February 7, 2022 |access-date=June 13, 2022}}</ref> and ended on April 8, 2022 in [[Paris]], [[France]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://people.com/movies/jennifer-aniston-adam-sandler-wrap-filming-murder-mystery-2-netflix-paris/ |title=Jennifer Aniston Wraps Filming Netflix's Murder Mystery 2 with Adam Sandler: 'Merci Paris' |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |first=Olivia |last=Jakiel |date=April 8, 2022 |access-date=June 13, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/streaming-news/murder-mystery-2-has-wrapped-see-how-adam-sandler-and-jennifer-aniston-celebrated |title=Murder Mystery 2 Has Wrapped, See How Adam Sandler And Jennifer Aniston Celebrated |website=[[CinemaBlend]] |first=Carlie |last=Hoke |date=April 11, 2022 |access-date=June 13, 2022}}</ref> |
[[Principal photography]] began in January 2022 in [[Hawaii]]<ref name="Hollywood Reporter" /><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/movies/jennifer-aniston-adam-sandler-murder-mystery-2-set-photo/ |title=Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler are living their best lives on the set of Murder Mystery 2 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |first=Lester Fabian |last=Brathwaite |date=February 7, 2022 |access-date=June 13, 2022}}</ref> and ended on April 8, 2022 in [[Paris]], [[France]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://people.com/movies/jennifer-aniston-adam-sandler-wrap-filming-murder-mystery-2-netflix-paris/ |title=Jennifer Aniston Wraps Filming Netflix's Murder Mystery 2 with Adam Sandler: 'Merci Paris' |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |first=Olivia |last=Jakiel |date=April 8, 2022 |access-date=June 13, 2022 |archive-date=August 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816222314/https://people.com/movies/jennifer-aniston-adam-sandler-wrap-filming-murder-mystery-2-netflix-paris/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/streaming-news/murder-mystery-2-has-wrapped-see-how-adam-sandler-and-jennifer-aniston-celebrated |title=Murder Mystery 2 Has Wrapped, See How Adam Sandler And Jennifer Aniston Celebrated |website=[[CinemaBlend]] |first=Carlie |last=Hoke |date=April 11, 2022 |access-date=June 13, 2022 |archive-date=September 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920185054/https://www.cinemablend.com/streaming-news/murder-mystery-2-has-wrapped-see-how-adam-sandler-and-jennifer-aniston-celebrated |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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The top three levels of the [[Eiffel Tower]] were recreated for the movie, but some stunts were actually shot on the tower itself.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brazier |first=Tori |date=2023-03-31 |title=Murder Mystery 2 one of first films allowed to do a stunt at the Eiffel Tower |url=https://metro.co.uk/2023/03/31/murder-mystery-2-was-first-movie-to-film-a-stunt-at-the-eiffel-tower-18531003/ |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=Metro |language=en}}</ref> The Indian wedding dance scene was shot in Paris and choreographed by Mahina Khanum.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vergne |first=Charline |date=2023-04-09 |title=Murder Mystery 2 (Netflix) : Mélanie Laurent a vécu une expérience chaotique sur le tournage |url=https://www.programme-tv.net/news/cinema/324588-murder-mystery-2-netflix-melanie-laurent-a-vecu-une-experience-chaotique-sur-le-tournage/ |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=www.programme-tv.net |language=fr}}</ref> |
The top three levels of the [[Eiffel Tower]] were recreated for the movie, but some stunts were actually shot on the tower itself.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brazier |first=Tori |date=2023-03-31 |title=Murder Mystery 2 one of first films allowed to do a stunt at the Eiffel Tower |url=https://metro.co.uk/2023/03/31/murder-mystery-2-was-first-movie-to-film-a-stunt-at-the-eiffel-tower-18531003/ |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=Metro |language=en |archive-date=April 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419205704/https://metro.co.uk/2023/03/31/murder-mystery-2-was-first-movie-to-film-a-stunt-at-the-eiffel-tower-18531003/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Indian wedding dance scene was shot in Paris and choreographed by Mahina Khanum.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vergne |first=Charline |date=2023-04-09 |title=Murder Mystery 2 (Netflix) : Mélanie Laurent a vécu une expérience chaotique sur le tournage |url=https://www.programme-tv.net/news/cinema/324588-murder-mystery-2-netflix-melanie-laurent-a-vecu-une-experience-chaotique-sur-le-tournage/ |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=www.programme-tv.net |language=fr |archive-date=April 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418204031/https://www.programme-tv.net/news/cinema/324588-murder-mystery-2-netflix-melanie-laurent-a-vecu-une-experience-chaotique-sur-le-tournage/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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== Release == |
== Release == |
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''Murder Mystery 2'' was released by [[Netflix]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Chitwood |first=Adam |date=January 18, 2023 |title=Netflix Sets Release Dates for 'Extraction 2', David Fincher's 'The Killer', Zack Snyder's 'Rebel Moon' and More (Video) |url=https://www.thewrap.com/netflix-movies-release-dates-extraction-2-the-killer-murder-mystery-2/ |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=[[TheWrap]]}}</ref> on March 31, 2023. It reached Netflix's top 10 in over 90 countries.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-05 |title=Murder Mystery 2 just hit a streaming milestone on Netflix |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/murder-mystery-2-netflix-ratings-b2314616.html |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> |
''Murder Mystery 2'' was released by [[Netflix]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Chitwood |first=Adam |date=January 18, 2023 |title=Netflix Sets Release Dates for 'Extraction 2', David Fincher's 'The Killer', Zack Snyder's 'Rebel Moon' and More (Video) |url=https://www.thewrap.com/netflix-movies-release-dates-extraction-2-the-killer-murder-mystery-2/ |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=[[TheWrap]] |archive-date=January 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118160946/https://www.thewrap.com/netflix-movies-release-dates-extraction-2-the-killer-murder-mystery-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref> on March 31, 2023. It reached Netflix's top 10 in over 90 countries.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-05 |title=Murder Mystery 2 just hit a streaming milestone on Netflix |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/murder-mystery-2-netflix-ratings-b2314616.html |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=The Independent |language=en |archive-date=April 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419205704/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/murder-mystery-2-netflix-ratings-b2314616.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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Between its release and June 2023, the film totaled 173.6 million hours watched (equal to 117 million views).<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 12, 2023 |title=What Was Watched: A Netflix Engagement Report|work=[[Netflix]] |url=https://assets.ctfassets.net/4cd45et68cgf/1HyknFM84ISQpeua6TjM7A/97a0a393098937a8f29c9d29c48dbfa8/What_We_Watched_A_Netflix_Engagement_Report_2023Jan-Jun.xlsx |access-date=December 12, 2023}}</ref> |
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== Reception == |
== Reception == |
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{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|45|4.9|95|consensus=A genially mediocre sequel to its similarly middling predecessor, ''Murder Mystery 2'' could have been much better… and a whole lot worse. |access-date=August 24, 2023|ref=y}} {{Metacritic film prose|44|29|ref=yes|access-date=August 24, 2023}} |
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=== Accolades === |
=== Accolades === |
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Adam Sandler won the award for [[MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance|Best Comedic Performance]] at the [[2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |title=''MTV Movie & TV Awards'': ''Top Gun: Maverick'', ''Stranger Things'', ''The Last Of Us'' Lead 2023 Nominations |url=https://deadline.com/2023/04/mtv-movie-amp-tv-awards-top-gun-maverick-stranger-things-the-last-of-us-2023-nominations-list-1235317050/ |date=April 5, 2023 |access-date=April 19, 2023 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> |
Adam Sandler won the award for [[MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance|Best Comedic Performance]] at the [[2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |title=''MTV Movie & TV Awards'': ''Top Gun: Maverick'', ''Stranger Things'', ''The Last Of Us'' Lead 2023 Nominations |url=https://deadline.com/2023/04/mtv-movie-amp-tv-awards-top-gun-maverick-stranger-things-the-last-of-us-2023-nominations-list-1235317050/ |date=April 5, 2023 |access-date=April 19, 2023 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=April 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405174416/https://deadline.com/2023/04/mtv-movie-amp-tv-awards-top-gun-maverick-stranger-things-the-last-of-us-2023-nominations-list-1235317050/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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Directed by | Jeremy Garelick |
Written by | James Vanderbilt |
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Cinematography | Bojan Bazelli |
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Music by | Rupert Gregson-Williams |
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Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
Country | United States |
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Murder Mystery 2 is a 2023 American action comedy mystery film directed by Jeremy Garelick and written by James Vanderbilt. It is a sequel to the 2019 film Murder Mystery, and it stars Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston with Mark Strong, Mélanie Laurent, Jodie Turner-Smith and John Kani.
Murder Mystery 2 was released by Netflix on March 31, 2023. Like the original film, it also received mixed reviews from critics.
Plot
Four years after their escapade in Monte Carlo,[a] Nick and Audrey Spitz work as full-time private detectives. They accept an invitation from friend Vikram "The Maharajah" Govindan's wedding on his private island, hoping their association with him will lend their failing detective agency some professional credibility.
There, they meet Vik's French fiancée, Claudette Joubert, his flirtatious business partner, Francisco Perez, his former fiancée, Countess Sekou, Sekou's lady-in-waiting, Imani, Vik's reticent sister, Saira, bodyguard Lou, and the couple's old friend, Colonel Ulenga.
At the ceremony, Audrey notices a cloaked figure following Vik's elephant. A dead body falls from the elephant and turns out to be Lou. Nick suspects that it is a diversion and watches Vik's abduction by a mysterious figure who leaves the island on a boat. The couple determines that at least two perpetrators must have been involved: one to create the diversion and the other to kidnap Vik.
The next morning, the group is joined by a team of professional detectives, led by former MI6 hostage negotiator Connor Miller. The kidnapper calls and demands a ransom of $70 million in exchange for Vik, arranging a meeting at the Arc de Triomphe.
Traveling to Paris, Miller takes Nick and Audrey to the exchange point. The kidnappers force the couple into a van at gunpoint. A fight ensues and the van crashes into Café Procope. The kidnappers frame Nick and Audrey for Vik's abduction and Miller is seemingly killed when his car explodes after taking back the briefcase of money. A mysterious figure retrieves the briefcase but is immediately run down by a second assailant in a garbage truck, who takes the briefcase and speeds off.
With the assistance of Inspector Laurent Delacroix, Nick and Audrey trace the truck to a countryside château where they are ambushed by Sekou and Imani, who insist they are not the kidnappers and only want the money. Sekou shoots Imani and attempts to kill the couple by knocking over a candle to ignite the room, but is shot dead by a dying Imani.
Nick and Audrey escape and call Delacroix and the others, requesting Vik be brought to the Le Jules Verne restaurant at the Eiffel Tower. Vik appears at the rendezvous, strapped into a bomb vest. Nick reasons that the killer would never jeopardize the ransom. The bomb's countdown is suspended, and Miller, the mastermind of the abduction, appears; he had faked his death by hiding in a bomb-proof titanium chamber within the car. He attempts to kill the group, but Audrey clings to his harness and is pulled to the top floor.
Nick pursues them, subdues Miller's men, and destroys the detonator. Miller throws Audrey, who is still connected to his harness, off the tower. The two men engage in hand-to-hand combat, culminating with Nick opening the briefcase and dispersing the money into the wind.
Meanwhile, the group helps disengage Vik's bomb, and Susan tends to Delacroix, who was shot by Miller. Susan and Delacroix instantly fall in love after Delacroix shows her how to make circles with smoke.
Up on the top floor, Audrey reappears and Nick helps her tie Miller's harness to the tower's elevator mechanism, throwing him into the rotor blades of his getaway helicopter, which explodes and crashes into the Seine.
Returning to the restaurant, Audrey mistakes Saira's darkened arm for blood, but Saira insists that her henna smeared during the commotion. Audrey remarks that once dried, henna does not smear. She recalls that Saira was not present when Vik's elephant was ushered into the reception ceremony, and realizes that the clothes of the cloaked figure who killed Lou were stained by wet henna, not blood. Saira ends up being the second conspirator; she was upset that Vik's parents gave him sole control over the business, and she had previously tried to kill him in Mumbai. She further elaborates that she hires Miller in her scheme and the ransom is actually his payment. Exposed, Saira attempts to shoot Vik, but he is shielded by Ulenga, who takes the bullet. Claudette then knocks her out with the briefcase.
With the commotion concluded, Vik and Claudette decide to elope and later give Nick and Audrey $10 million and the use of Vik's helicopter. On a honeymoon in Greece, they are accosted in air at gunpoint by their supposedly European helicopter pilot, who turns out to be American; he steals the money and jumps out of the helicopter, leaving them scrambling for the controls.
Cast
- Adam Sandler as Nick Spitz
- Jennifer Aniston as Audrey Spitz
- Mark Strong as Miller
- Mélanie Laurent as Claudette
- Jodie Turner-Smith as Countess Sekou
- John Kani as Colonel Ulenga
- Kuhoo Verma as Saira
- Dany Boon as Inspector Delacroix
- Adeel Akhtar as The Maharajah
- Enrique Arce as Francisco
- Zurin Villanueva as Imani
- Jillian Bell as Susan
- Tony Goldwyn as Silverfox
- Annie Mumolo as Mrs. Silverfox
- Myo Leong as Mr. Lou
- Carlos Ponce as Shitz helicopter pilot
Production
Development
In October 2019, it was announced that a sequel to Murder Mystery was in development with Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston reprising their roles.[1] In August 2021, Jeremy Garelick was hired as director, from a script by James Vanderbilt, with the filming of the sequel to take place in Paris and in the Caribbean.[2] Sandler and Aniston had confirmed their returns during the September 2021 Tudum Global Fan Event.[3]
In January 2022, it was reported that Adeel Akhtar and John Kani would be reprising their roles from the first film, with Mark Strong, Mélanie Laurent, Jodie Turner-Smith, Kuhoo Verma, Enrique Arce, Tony Goldwyn, Annie Mumolo, and Zurin Villanueva joining the film as newcomers.[4]
Filming
Principal photography began in January 2022 in Hawaii[4][5] and ended on April 8, 2022 in Paris, France.[6][7]
The top three levels of the Eiffel Tower were recreated for the movie, but some stunts were actually shot on the tower itself.[8] The Indian wedding dance scene was shot in Paris and choreographed by Mahina Khanum.[9]
Release
Murder Mystery 2 was released by Netflix[10] on March 31, 2023. It reached Netflix's top 10 in over 90 countries.[11]
Between its release and June 2023, the film totaled 173.6 million hours watched (equal to 117 million views).[12]
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 45% of 95 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.9/10. The website's consensus reads: "A genially mediocre sequel to its similarly middling predecessor, Murder Mystery 2 could have been much better… and a whole lot worse."[13] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 44 out of 100, based on 29 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[14]
Accolades
Adam Sandler won the award for Best Comedic Performance at the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards.[15]
Notes
- ^ As depicted in Murder Mystery (2019)
References
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- ^ a b Galuppo, Mia (January 24, 2022). "Jodie Turner-Smith, Mark Strong Join Netflix's 'Murder Mystery 2'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ^ Brathwaite, Lester Fabian (February 7, 2022). "Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler are living their best lives on the set of Murder Mystery 2". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
- ^ Jakiel, Olivia (April 8, 2022). "Jennifer Aniston Wraps Filming Netflix's Murder Mystery 2 with Adam Sandler: 'Merci Paris'". People. Archived from the original on August 16, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
- ^ Hoke, Carlie (April 11, 2022). "Murder Mystery 2 Has Wrapped, See How Adam Sandler And Jennifer Aniston Celebrated". CinemaBlend. Archived from the original on September 20, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
- ^ Brazier, Tori (March 31, 2023). "Murder Mystery 2 one of first films allowed to do a stunt at the Eiffel Tower". Metro. Archived from the original on April 19, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
- ^ Vergne, Charline (April 9, 2023). "Murder Mystery 2 (Netflix) : Mélanie Laurent a vécu une expérience chaotique sur le tournage". www.programme-tv.net (in French). Archived from the original on April 18, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
- ^ Chitwood, Adam (January 18, 2023). "Netflix Sets Release Dates for 'Extraction 2', David Fincher's 'The Killer', Zack Snyder's 'Rebel Moon' and More (Video)". TheWrap. Archived from the original on January 18, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
- ^ "Murder Mystery 2 just hit a streaming milestone on Netflix". The Independent. April 5, 2023. Archived from the original on April 19, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
- ^ "What Was Watched: A Netflix Engagement Report". Netflix. December 12, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
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- ^ "Murder Mystery 2". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
- ^ Petski, Denise (April 5, 2023). "MTV Movie & TV Awards: Top Gun: Maverick, Stranger Things, The Last Of Us Lead 2023 Nominations". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2023.