The Smurfs team up with their human friends to rescue Smurfette, who has been kidnapped by Gargamel since she knows a secret spell that can turn the evil sorcerer's newest creation - creatures called the Naughties - into real Smurfs.Director: Raja Gosnell
Writers: J. David Stem (screenplay), David N. Weiss (screenplay), 8 more credits »
Stars: Hank Azaria, Neil Patrick Harris, Jayma Mays | See full cast and crew
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You know how ever since Pixar and DreamWorks Animation began doing their respective things, the criteria for desirability of children's movies got attached to the idea of whether parents could enjoy them too? Because stuff like "Ratatouille" had storytelling sophistication and stuff like "Shrek" had sharp pop-culture references, now there's this expectation that children's movies should contain elements to make parents happy. I was thinking about this as I watched "The Smurfs 2," the self-evident sequel to the 2011 live-action/animated "The Smurfs." That first movie was very focused, maybe you could say labored even, into bringing the puzzling blue Euro-comics fellas (and gal) into some kind of contemporary comedic context. This movie ups the Smurf ante of the possible franchise, so to speak. And I have to be honest: As a result I had very little idea what the hell was going on in the whole thing.
