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23 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70VarietyLeonard KladyVarietyLeonard KladyCity Slickers II is a welcome sequel, much in the spirit of the original but keen to mosey into new terrain. It’s definitely the yee-hah! film of the season.
- 60EmpireWilliam ThomasEmpireWilliam ThomasNowhere near as good as the first one but all the same ingredients.
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertCity Slickers II, subtitled The Legend of Curly's Gold, makes the mistake of thinking we care more about the gold than about the city slickers. Like too many sequels, it has forgotten what the first film was really about. Slickers II is about the MacGuffin instead of the characters.
- 50Los Angeles TimesPeter RainerLos Angeles TimesPeter RainerThe real gold chasers are the filmmakers, who keep pilfering moments from the first film to garland the sequel in order to repeat their success.
- 50The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinThis sequel has no real purpose beyond the obvious one of following up a hit, although the original film was just as casual at times. Both of them rely on Billy Crystal's breezy, dependably funny screen presence to hold the interest, even when not much around him is up to par. Both also count on the irascible Jack Palance, even though Mr. Palance's Curly was dead and buried when the first film was over.
- 50TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineThis amiable comedy has laughs, but can't compete with the warmth and charm of the original.
- 40Washington PostRita KempleyWashington PostRita KempleyCity Slickers II, subtitled The Legend of Curly's Gold, is basically a refresher course. There are couple of good guffaws, but many of the jokes are simply recycled from the prequel.
- 38Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversThis lumbering retread, subtitled The Legend of Curly's Gold, is mostly old ground slavishly covered. There are wider gaps between the jokes this time, and the slick style of British director Paul Weiland, best known for commercials (Schweppes, Heineken), can't disguise the fact that he's selling stale goods.
- 37Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonSlickers II is grounds for a stampede -- away from the theater.
- 25Entertainment WeeklyTy BurrEntertainment WeeklyTy BurrEverything about the movie feels secondhand, including the wheezy plot about a treasure map and buried gold. The real problem, though, is plain old sequel-itis: Because the first story completed the narrative of these characters, the only reason to make a second film is money.