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9 out of 13 people found the following review useful:
Outstanding Sequel Far Better Than the Original, 11 May 2003

Author: mwmtampa from tampa, florida

After being only mildly entertained by the first movie, I was absolutely awestruck by this sequel. There are many hilarious scenes, a love story triangle, outstanding scenery of the English countryside, and outstanding acting by the big "3 Men". I would have to rate this one of my Top Ten movies of all time.

This movie had no gaps or letdowns, and I could/can not stop watching it. I've easily seen it a dozen times or more, and just caught it again last week on Showtime.

Let me cite some of the extraordinary scenes in this flick. The Rap song by the Big 3 (amazing!), the Big 3's kitchen scene regarding the discussion of possible suitors for Sylvia, the bachelor's swinging NYC party scene (Selleck's blonde was a major fox!) Fiona Shaw's pursuit of Tom Selleck in the Pileforth Academy, and the ending's madcap frenzy!

What a movie!

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10 out of 15 people found the following review useful:
Great follow up to Great original..., 13 November 2003
Author: kissshot85 from Poole, England

I don't honestly understand why this film was panned so severely! It may not be a masterpiece as such but it certainly was worth the time of day.

And for the people that are getting so serious about the England v. America thing: I'm English too and happen to find the stereotypes displayed in this film hilarious. It isn't meant as a direct offence, but merely light hearted fun.

Also the "3 men" are fantastic again in their roles. Nancy Travis does a great job and has more chance in this film to show what she's got! Christopher Cazenove does a great job of being completely unlikeable and Fiona Shaw is AMAZING!

A great film and to anyone who hasen't watched it already - please do! You won't regret it.

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8 out of 12 people found the following review useful:
Classic Family Film, 18 October 2004
Author: AndyPount from manchester, england

Why does this film have such a low rating?. OK i know most sequels never live up to the original but this film was different it was much better than 3 men and a little baby. Better storyline that kept you interested mainly the fact that half of the film is set in South England which gave the film a different angle and made it more interesting. Now on to the actors definitely Ted Danson was the best actor as Jack Holden closely followed by Tom Selleck as Peter Mitchell. I have seen this film since i was 3 years old when it first came out and it remains as a classic comedy alongside Uncle Buck, Planes, Trains and Automobiles etc its classed alongside those kind of films i think and overall it gets a 7/10

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8 out of 13 people found the following review useful:
Brilliant!, 3 May 2002
Author: Jezebel from Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

"Three Men & A Little Lady" puts you in the right mood. It becomes a sort of "addiction" once you've seen it. It portrays the typical American lifestyle, with a touch of English humor. An unusual plot makes it hard for you to get bored. The film's great share of actors captivate the viewer, and the lovely soundtrack adds delight to the ears. And I must say I haven't seen Fiona Shaw any funnier :)

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5 out of 8 people found the following review useful:
Not bad at all, 14 August 1999

Author: Steven Bailey (skad13@aol.com) from Jacksonville Beach, Florida

I don't know why this one was so trashed by the critics. It's not a masterpiece but hardly as bad as indicated by the drubbing it got. It has what I thought what the best movie scene of its year, where Tom Selleck is talking to the little girl about his departure. He talks to her so intelligently, just the way a smart person would talk to a smart child. After that, I was willing to forgive an awful lot (and admittedly, there's an awful lot to forgive

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6 out of 10 people found the following review useful:
England is NOT like this, 3 November 1999
Author: Nick Wass from Birmingham, England

Possibly the worst ever portrayl of "Merrie England" by Hollywood. What do those guys think we do here in the UK all day, bumble about in wooden cars around country lanes?

This film is just utter tripe and a serious insult to the English. If you've never been to the UK it is NOTHING like this film shows it. OK, so film makers have a certain amount of artistic license, but this is really too bad altogether. It would be the same as showing the US populated wholly by overweight burger chomping rednecks. But it isn't, is it.

Watch something else and do yourself a favour.

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1 out of 1 people found the following review useful:
Not bad ta ll, if anything one of my favorites, 9 December 2011

Author: ylopez4-1 from United States

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

I always loved Tom Selleck, I remember since I was little I used to watch Magnum PI, so anything he is one, I give it a shot. I thought the movie was heartwarming, the little girl Mary is great, very preceptive, precocious (everything a child is,) inquisitive, curious, lovable. I love the whole idea of Peter (being secretly in love with Sylvia) and sylvia vice-versa, the tension in the room and so forth. I love Ted danson Character, is the irresponsible biological father that adores Mary. Michael (steve guttenberg) he is okay, but definitely the funny ones are Tom selleck (Peter) and Ted Danson (Jack) they are hilarious especially the seen when Jack figured out that Peter was in love with Sylvia, that was priceless!!!!!!!!!!! I love the movie and I never get bored of watching it, the ending is amazing....

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2 out of 3 people found the following review useful:
Disappointing Follow-Up To The First Movie, 21 October 2008

Author: waiching liu from London, England, UK

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After the massive worldwide success of Three Men and a Baby in 1984, a sequel was launched 7 years later with Ted Danson, Tom Selleck and Steve Guttenberg all reprising their roles as Jack, Peter and Michael and a slightly grown up Mary tagging along for the ride.

In this sequel, Mary's biological English mother, Sylvia- played by American actress Nancy Travis decide to move to 'merry old England' and start a new life. Her London/English accent sounded a bit bizarre ; when I first saw this film, I'd thought she was English. However, I think it would have made much more sense if the casting directors had opted to hire an 'English' born actress for the role of Silvia instead.

On the way, Sylvia's charm and beauty attracts the attention of fellow Englishman, Christopher Casonove (Note: I use the term English as opposed to British here, in an attempt to dispel any confusion and to say that 'Britain' is made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland). Later on, Peter suddenly develops feelings for Sylvia and when he finds out she is going to marry her English boyfriend, he, alongside Jack and Michael fly to England to stop Sylvia from proposing to him.

The film is set within the English countryside backdrop (according to this site, it says it was filmed in Oxfordshire), and so rather you only get a glimpse of one part of English culture and not the rest, which is unfortunate. Many American and overseas films and TV shows in their portrayal of British/English culture and the people, have a habit in depicting British people as either upper- class snobs speaking with posh accents or the Queen's English for instance, or with Dick-Van Dyke, 'Oliver' Cockney London accents.

I think this is partly because people outside the UK view the nation as being nothing more than London itself- which is a problem and many of them are unaware of the different accents and regions that exist in and around the UK, such as Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Birmingham, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Cardiff etc. Also people confuse England with Britain, which coincidently, is not the same thing. The lack of Media representation of these cities and its people to the wider world in both TV and film needs to addressed, if we are to get beyond the 'geezer' and 'maa'm' stereotypes.

Apart from the much stereotypical portrayal of us Brits, Three Men and a Little Lady, is in itself, a lacklustre sequel to what was, in my view, a very good movie, first time round. It is very sickly sweet in most places, some of the jokes are quite flat as well and it is a bit too 'hammy' for my liking. For a so-called light- hearted movie, there are less laughs to be found and the plot and narrative is all-too predictable that you'd be able to figure out what is going to happen in the end.

The soundtrack is great though; Boy Meets Girl's worldwide smash- hit of 89','Waiting for a Star to fall' is still one of the most infectious-yet equally memorable movie songs of all-time.

Overall, Three Men and a Little Lady is a disappointment; well I didn't really like it that much, but if you liked the first movie so much, then give this one a spin. Otherwise, there are better family films on the market, which whilst a lot of them aren't as similar to 'Three Men and a Little Lady'- plot-wise, they offer a lot more for your money, in contrast.

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5 out of 9 people found the following review useful:
Worse than the first - if that's possible!, 1 September 2002

Author: MovieAddict2012 from UK

"3 Men and a Baby" was one of the highest-grossing films of the 1980s and made Steve Guttenberg a star (yech) yet again. He gave a remarkable performance in Barry Levinson's "Diner" - then he resorted to kiddie trash like these films.

If you liked the first, you'll probably like this. It's more of the same - three klutzes taking care of a baby (now a young girl) go through tough times trying to adjust. Here, they try to keep her mother away from marrying some bad evil guy. Woefully painful (and offensive) British stereotypes are made and the jokes are intolerable.

This is one of the best cases of a franchise cash-in - a surprising little gem is found (albeit a pretty poor one) by audiences, makes millions of dollars, and studio bosses who didn't want to make the original in the first place jump on the bandwagon and start investing money into a sequel - which flops and ruins the reputation of the first. (Also see "Ocean's Twelve," which is currently receiving negative reviews and turning off fans of the original. Yikes!)

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5 out of 9 people found the following review useful:
Repeat after me; Sequels are rarely good., 19 June 2001

Author: johnny-143

With the exception of The Godfather (which failed us the third time round) what sequels have EVER been any good? Very few if any. This is no exception. A watered down version of the first one, made to keep the franchise going I'd guess, this is just okay. Probably best seen with the first one, right after it. The English cliches are a bit thick, but all the performers are amiable. Why didn't they just make this into a television series?

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