The Boss Baby Family Business Review Animated Sequel Is Charming But Flawed

The Boss Baby: Family Business Review – Animated Sequel Is Charming But Flawed

While the sequel suffers from the same problems as its predecessor, The Boss Baby: Family Business maintains the momentum of the animated franchise.

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The Boss Baby Family Business Review Animated Sequel Is Charming But Flawed

There’s something undeniably charming about The Boss Baby: Family Business. The Dreamworks animated feature is a delightful family film full of laughs for children and parents alike. The tone is wacky without being obnoxious, and there’s just enough heartwarming pathos to ground the otherwise ridiculous story. While the sequel suffers from the same problems as its predecessor, and as a follow-up fails to transcend the original, Family Business maintains the momentum of the animated franchise.

The Boss Baby: Family Business continues telling the stories of Tim Templeton (James Marsden) and Ted Templeton Jr., the titular “Boss Baby” (Alec Baldwin). The brothers are now adults, with Ted being an incredibly wealthy and successful entrepreneur, while Tim is living happily as a stay-at-home father of two daughters: 7-year old Tabitha (Ariana Greenblatt) and secret Baby Corp agent Tina (Amy Sedaris). When a new emergency arises in her organization, Tina reveals herself to Tim and Uncle Ted, reminds them of Baby Corp’s existence, and transforms them back into children to act as undercover agents.

The Boss Baby Family Business Review Animated Sequel Is Charming But Flawed

Like in the original film, the main villain in The Boss Baby: Family Business is a threat to Baby Corp’s corporate interests. In this case, Dr. Erwin Armstrong (Jeff Goldblum) has opened a line of prestigious schools called the Acorn Center for Advanced Childhood, which Baby Corp would like to gather intelligence on. Even just by the Boss Baby franchise’s standards, this storyline is weak — but Dr. Armstrong is at least a joy to watch. The animation is inspired, with the kooky child specialist moving with fluidity and energy seemingly at odds with the character design and Goldblum’s signature dry cadence. The actor is well-cast in the role and his performance elevates every scene he’s in.

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Sedaris is another welcome addition to The Boss Baby: Family Business. Her energy and quirky charm are perfect for the role of a spunky, business-oriented infant, and her performance provides a welcome counter-balance to Baldwin’s hyper-masculine, sultry drawl. As the only real child in the main cast, Greenblatt does an admirable job of making Tabitha a believable and sympathetic 7-year-old. However, it’s a missed opportunity to have adult Ted and Tim return to be the main characters, rather than set up Tabitha and Tina as the next generation of Baby Corp agents. Baldwin is once again hilarious in the role, but having Marsden replace both Tobey Maguire as adult Tim and Miles Bakshi as young Tim was a strange choice that doesn’t always work in Family Business.

In general, the Boss Baby sequel pays little attention to logic, which results in a convoluted plot full of holes and inconsistencies. In the original Boss Baby (and the spin-off Netflix series), the fantastic events could be interpreted as all occurring in young Tim’s over-active imagination, which makes it easier to suspend disbelief. But because the sequel makes him and his brother adults, the core premise is a lot harder to accept (and on some levels, deeply disturbing). It’s the kind of problem that a kid’s movie (or even an intentionally absurd or slaphappy comedy) can get away with, as long as there’s enough action to keep viewers engaged and entertained throughout. The plot in Family Business meanders, however, and in those slow moments, the story problems become glaring.

In terms of pure entertainment value, The Boss Baby: Family Business has a lot to offer. There are plenty of actions sequences and physical gags that are sure to make young viewers laugh out loud (and probably some parents, too). The animation is inventive, lively, and imaginative, while the few musical numbers offer some welcome variation to the events and visuals. Because the pacing has the occasional lull, younger viewers are apt to fidget and lose interest at points, while older audiences will likely find themselves being pulled out of the moment and questioning the events. Thankfully, there are also plenty of exciting moments and even some clever one-liners to balance that out. The climax in particular offers enough suspense to draw the audience back in and maintain their attention until the end. Overall, The Boss Baby: Family Business is a fun way for adults to spend some time with their kids, and in that regard, the movie completely succeeds in its purpose.

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