- CELEBRITY
- 05:15 AM, Apr 26
the children have properly come of age this time around, and the threats they face are very realby David Mercier [FilmJudge ]
rousing without being inspiringby Duane Dudek [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ]
noticeably darker and more action-packedby Bob Strauss [LA Daily News ]
kind of grandly old-fashioned entertainmentby Elizabeth Weitzman [NY Daily News ]
devilish funby Peter Travers [Rolling Stone ]
bigger, brasher, more magical and funnier than the firstby Colin Covert [Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune ]
an exhilarating fantasy adventureby Claudia Puig [USA Today ]
an elaborately presented feast that will taste familiar to the 'tween and teen audienceby Carrie Rickey [Philadelphia Inquirer ]
a less-insistent piece of pure entertainmentby Kyle Smith [New York Post ]
a fierce and somber battle epicReview rate : B- by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly ]
a better cinematic experience than its predecessorby James Berardinelli [Reelviews ]