Review by Bob Ignizio
It's not as if the original HOT TUB
TIME MACHINE was a great movie,
but it was an enjoyable nod to the kind of silly, raunchy,
reality-be-damned comedies that were everywhere in the eighties. The
story was nothing special, but it was coherent and had a heart. There
were a number of laughs, and the cast (chiefly John Cusack, Craig
Robinson, Rob Cordry, and Clark Duke) was affable. No one really
needed a second go around of the concept, stated in all the detail
necessary in the film's title, but given that the first film was more
fun than it probably had a right to be, this reviewer was open to the
idea. Unfortunately, more than just John Cusack is missing from this
sequel, which is more luke warm than hot.
