Despite a predictable plot The Angry Birds Movie 2 is great fun. Jason Sudeikis, Danny McBride, Josh Gad, Bill Hader and Sterling K. Brown all give great performances. The animation is really good, it's fast paced and consistently really funny. The soundtrack is also surprisingly great.

It's 2019, mobile games have evolved and Angry Birds is apparently still a thing. As shocking as this might sound, the sequel to the critically divisive 2016 CGI adventure actually improves on the first.

Some time after the events of the first film, Pig King Leonard (Bill Hader) has waged war against the Angry Birds for the devastation of Piggy Island. However, when Piggy Island is hit with a massive ice ball, Leonard discovers a third island. This new location is overseen by Zeta (Leslie Jones),a vengeful eagle.

Now seeking a truce with the Birds, Leonard and the Pigs need their help in stopping Zeta's reign of terror. Red (Jason Sudeikis) is skeptical but agrees on the condition of once again playing hero.

Gathering the team together -- including hyperactive speedster Chuck (Josh Gad),ticking time bomb known as, well, Bomb (Danny McBride),Leonard's assistant Courtney (Awkwafina),and Pig inventor Garry (Sterling K. Brown) -- they realize that they're missing a brainiac, who emerges in the form of Silver (Rachel Bloom),Chuck's little sister, whose banter with Red has very obvious romantic tension.

In a subplot, hatchlings Zoe (Brooklynn Prince),Beatrice and Lily (Faith and Sunday Urban) accidentally lose track of Zoe's unhatched siblings, taking them on a journey of their own.

Of course, the last thing to expect from a movie based on such a game is, well, for it to be better than average. The Angry Birds Movie 2 is. It may come off in promotional material as silly and juvenile, which it is but couple that with a lot of parental bonuses and you got quite the entertaining 97 minutes. 4/5.

Red is now the popular hero of Bird Island. The pigs are still their constant nemesis. An ice ball crashes near the pigs. It had been launched from an icy new island. The pigs proposes a truce. Red is initially against peace fearing a lost in his own personal prestige. He then sees an opportunity for more heroic adulation from a new quest.

The first movie overachieves my horrible, horrible expectations. I wouldn't say it's good. I would say that I could sit through it without falling asleep. I can't say that for the sequel. First and foremost, Red annoys me in this one. Sure, he's no longer angry but he's petty and selfish. I'd rather have angry if he isn't so selfish. He can still distrust the pigs without worrying about his hero status. The change in this character detracts from the franchise and makes it hard to root for. The simple story and the wacky jokes work. I wish I like Red but I don't. I love one joke but that joke is super dark. Maybe the young ones won't get it. This franchise continues to be better than its IP but this Red is drifting away.