What does Vada learn about herself in this second installment, is the important question... ? In the first movie, she learns how to let someone go, and to not be so freaked out by death. In this, she learns about her mother, goes back home, but she hasn't changed much as a person. Practically zero character development, which is poor when she's the main character to build the plot of your whole movie around.
It was nice to see her again because she's a warm screen personality and Chlumsky performs her well, but this adventure doesn't build on anything that went before it, so we're left to wonder what purpose the story has except as a blatant attempt to make more money.
It was nice to see her again because she's a warm screen personality and Chlumsky performs her well, but this adventure doesn't build on anything that went before it, so we're left to wonder what purpose the story has except as a blatant attempt to make more money.