Murder Mystery 2

In this review of 'Murder Mystery 2' we see Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston teamed now for the third time in a formulaic mystery enlivened by both.

Here’s an idea: why not put Sandler and Aniston in the ensemble of the next Knives Out (Rian Johnson is in Paris this Spring writing ) and let them go head to head with Daniel Craig? After some swift action sets the table for what is to follow, the trail leads Nick and Audrey to their dream spot of Paris where all hell breaks loose including a wild car chase that is about as manic as they come. Unfortunately he is snatched just as the ceremony is getting underway, and predictably all of the guests become suspects in the kidnapping. The recipe is simple: Sign [Adam Sandler](https://deadline.com/tag/adam-sandler/) and [Jennifer Aniston](https://deadline.com/tag/jennifer-aniston/), put them in glamorous locations with lots of action and schtick, and then set it loose on a global platform – [Netflix](https://deadline.com/tag/netflix/) – that can easily sell these kinds of recognizable shenanigans in all points of the world. That is exactly what happened in Murder Mystery, and now happens again this time starting out in an island paradise (Oahu doubling for it ) and then, among other things, hanging from the Eiffel Tower in the City Of Lights. From Nick and Nora Charles in all those Thin Man movies of the 30’s to TV staples like Hart To Hart and McMillan And Wife, to Angie and Brad in Mr.

Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston return as private detectives in this Netflix follow-up comedy.

There’s a bit more scale to this sequel, and plenty of flat gags that will have just a tad more vigor if you’re familiar with the recurring characters. They are soon whisked away to the destination wedding of a friend, the Maharajah (Adeel Akhtar), a familiar face from the first movie. With “Murder Mystery 2,” the sequel to the 2019 comedy

The Sandler and Aniston chemistry rules in a movie whose cut-rate streaming aesthetic is inseparable from its charm.

The new movie has a different director, Jeremy Garelick (with a script once again by James Vanderbilt), but for the most part he’s smart enough not to get in the way of the fractious agreeability of the Sandler-and-Aniston bickering. They land on a tropical island that makes paradise look shabby, though Nick is as focused on the succulent wedge of artisanal cheese left in their bedroom as a welcome gift as he is on the setting. But you could also say, in an age when your average theatrical hit is suffused with FX sensation, often at the expense of the humanity that has drawn people to movies for most of the last century, that the stripped-down, Look, I’m a piece of product! So will “Murder Mystery 2.” It’s only 89 minutes long (10 minutes shorter than the first film), and for a while it feels like an even more trivial Wiffle-ball entertainment. It was also a “Knives Out” mystery done on what felt like one-tenth the budget, with the suspects all cartoons out of central casting. The two wound up on a yacht, at the party for a geezer aristocrat, which turned out to be his death sentence the moment he cut everyone there out of his will.

Murder Mystery 2 features Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler. The film released on March 31, 2023, on Netflix.

Aniston and Sandler literally sleepwalk through the film like they were on a paid holiday and couldn’t care less. Unfortunately, Murder Mystery 2, which is the second part of the 2019 film of the same title, is a big fat mess of an excuse for a film. There are elephants, a mehendi ceremony, Aniston dressed in a Manish Malhotra lehenga and the staple ‘band baaja baraat’ songs. [By Tushar Joshi](/author/tushar-joshi): Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler are perhaps two of the biggest names when it comes to being a movie star. Nick (Audrey) and Audrey (Aniston) Spitz are a quirky rom-com couple whose inside jokes and banter involve farts and other bodily dysfunctions. So, when someone comes up with the idea of casting them together in a follow-up to a strictly average rom-com, eyes brows are bound to be raised.

Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston reunite for the Netflix sequel.

But whenever Nick and Audrey reappear – and reappear they will – they will need to solve the biggest mystery of all time: how to keep a franchise that thrives on sending up everything we hold dear in the genre from being predictable? It’s still enjoyably silly, bumbling along on the strength of the excellently matched leads and the knowledge that just because a film has “murder” and “mystery” in its title doesn’t mean it has to deliver on the mystery part. Vikram (Adeel Akhtar), the Indian royal with a British accent, is getting married to Claudette (Melanie Laurent).

It's also funny to see how much its sequel riffs on Knives Out, seeing as the original Murder Mystery preceded that Rian Johnson film and the whodunnit craze it ...

Or, as is more fitting for Murder Mystery 2, perhaps I should say just entertaining enough for a film like this. The ultimate joke of the Murder Mystery films is that Nick and Audrey are stereotypical American tourists. Neither of them breaks a sweat, and they settle into a comfortable, mildly combative register – like an actual married couple, really, with one chastising the other for gnawing directly on a block of cheese instead of taking a slice. Neither do the various twists and turns live up to the fact that the film’s screenplay is written by Zodiac’s James Vanderbilt – yes, David Fincher’s Zodiac. [Much like Glass Onion](/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/knives-out-glass-onion-netflix-review-daniel-craig-b2250380.html), this sequel packs up its protagonists and sends them off to a private island, where the elite turn out to have blood on their hands. Nick (Sandler) and Audrey Spitz (Aniston) are now in the private investigator business, and attending the wedding of a former suspect, the Maharajah (Adeel Akhtar).

Four years after finding out who murdered the rich old man on a luxury yacht, NYPD officer, Nick Spitz (Adam Sandler) and his hairdresser wife, Audrey, ...

At the sangeet, the couple meets the other guests, including the haughty Countess Sekou (Jodie Turner-Smith), who was engaged to Vikram, and her assistant with a bizarre giggle, Imani (Zurin Villanueva), Col. There are 400 guests/suspects and it is time for former SAS mercenary, top-level hostage negotiator and writer of the ultimate textbook on detective work, Miller (Mark Strong) to step in. That clue with the henna was rather clever and inclusive as was all the music at the sangeet. The dashing duo head to the sangeet, a kind of rehearsal dinner, as Vikram’s shop-girl-turned-fiancée, Claudette, (Mélanie Laurent) helpfully explains. When their friend, Maharaja Vikram (Adeel Akhtar) invites them to an island for his wedding, it seems like just the break the two need. Despite solving many mysteries including one aboard the Orient Express (which if you remember the couple were setting off on at the end of the 2019 movie), the couple is struggling to get their business going.

Murder Mystery 2 Review, imdb Rating and public reviews update: Jennifer Anniston, and Adam Sandler are back as Nick and Audrey Spitz and all set to solve a ...

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The clues in 'Murder Mystery 2' are clever and inclusive, like the music at the 'sangeet' for a jolly travelogue pulled along smoothly on the rails of ...

At the sangeet, the couple meets the other guests, including the haughty Countess Sekou (Jodie Turner-Smith), who was engaged to Vikram, and her assistant with a bizarre giggle, Imani (Zurin Villanueva), Col. There are 400 guests/suspects and it is time for former SAS mercenary, top-level hostage negotiator and writer of the ultimate textbook on detective work, Miller (Mark Strong) to step in. That clue with the henna was rather clever and inclusive as was all the music at the sangeet. The dashing duo head to the sangeet, a kind of rehearsal dinner, as Vikram’s shop-girl-turned-fiancée, Claudette, (Mélanie Laurent) helpfully explains. When their friend, Maharaja Vikram (Adeel Akhtar) invites them to an island for his wedding, it seems like just the break the two need. Despite solving many mysteries including one aboard the Orient Express (which if you remember the couple were setting off on at the end of the 2019 movie), the couple is struggling to get their business going.

Story: When their friend the Maharaja (Adeel Akhtar) is abducted at his own extravagant wedding, Nick (Adam Sandler) and Audrey Spitz (Jennifer Aniston), now ...

However, the oddball execution makes it a winner and a loser too. The wedding, with no surprises, is the place where a murder takes place and the Maharajah gets kidnapped. Mark Strong plays a former member of MI6 who comes to the scene with a bestselling book in order to solve the mystery. Netflix a few months ago offered Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, and Murder Mystery somehow or another gave me a sense of déjà vu by the end of it. Murder Mystery 2 has premiered at a point where "whodunnit" is the easiest question to answer. When Murder Mystery came out in 2019, it was a fun time for OTT, where new content was just emerging and much of it turned out to be quite enjoyable.

Murder Mystery 2 has no loftier goals than disposable entertainment for 90 minutes, and it gets the job done.

Still, there’s something to be said about the efficiency of this venture, especially in an era of so much bloat in feature films and television. They’re not exactly deep characters—the breakneck nature of the kidnapping plot doesn’t allow it—but Aniston and Sandler do a lot by merely relying on their familiarity with one another as performers. The groom’s bodyguard ends up being the one on the pachyderm, murdered by a cheese knife in the side, but it’s really a distraction for the Maharajah to be kidnapped. And that could be because of the goodwill engendered by projects like “ [Uncut Gems](/reviews/uncut-gems-movie-review-2019),” “Hustle,” and even the relatively enjoyable “ [Hubie Halloween](/reviews/hubie-halloween-movie-review-2020).” Or I could have just been in a worse mood four years ago. “Murder Mystery 2” sets up a group of suspects that includes the bride Claudette ( After the chaotic action of the original, they’ve become private dicks, solving crimes for a fee, but they’re struggling to make it work.

Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler are two stars who manage to stand out in every film every frame, irrespective of how the film is.

Murder Mystery 2 ultimately seems loud, the writing is juvenile, and it takes away all the fun that Jennifer and Adam were even trying to bring to a drab script. The star couple, who has worked together in the past are known to be good friends off-screen and that translates well on screen. The main plot of the film seems predictable and jaded. This a moment for Nick and Audrey to shine as they take up the case and try to uncover the truth behind Vik's disappearance. Now that Aniston and Sandler are back with the much-anticipated second part of their whodunnit drama, the expectations are high, but will it meet the audience's expectations, as the first did? You will like them for their wit, charm, and the energy they bring to every film.

Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston star, once again, as Nick and Audrey Spitz, respectively an erstwhile New York City cop and a former hairdresser. In the first ...

Later, despite the fact that doing so is illegal, he and Audrey, after squabbling through most of the movie, renew their love for one another by affixing a padlock to the Pont des Arts, what they call “the Love Locks Bridge.” Forget that the collective weight of such locks threatens the bridge’s structural integrity. How about the suave Francisco (Enrique Arce), the Maharajah’s equally rich business partner, who has plenty to gain with his associate out of the way—and who also spends most of his time trying to purr Audrey into bed with him? There’s a way in which buying a movie ticket is a vote of confidence in a film, a hopeful act that we always hope won’t end in betrayal. [Adam Sandler movies](https://time.com/4744571/adam-sandler-movies-netflix-ratings/) precisely for their dopey gags. (She resists, obviously.) And then there’s the Maharajah’s straight-talking sister Saira (Kuhoo Verma), who’s clear about her boredom with fancy people, a proclivity that endears her to Audrey immediately. Yet even the Eiffel Tower seems like a mere accessory to the movie’s jumble of action and dopey gags. It turns out they can’t—but just as their bickering becomes unbearable, to them and to us, they accept an invitation to the wedding of their friend, the Maharajah (Adeel Akhtar), the madcap rich Indian dude they befriended in the first installment. Could it be the Maharajah’s French fiancée, Claudette (Mélanie Laurent), who may or may not be ze digger of ze gold? Maybe it’s her best friend, and an ex-girlfriend of the Maharajah’s, the icy Countess Sekou (Jodie Turner-Smith), who mocks Audrey for loading food onto her plate, just one of many instances in which Audrey and Nick demonstrate that they are truly just regular old salt-of-the-earth people, wholly clueless about manners and thinking it’s just everyone else who’s stuck up.. They arrive at the private tropical island where the wedding is set to take place and don the luxurious ivory-toned wedding-guest outfits their host has thoughtfully provided for them—only to witness the alarming kidnaping of the groom just as he’s about to enter his own celebration on the back of a gaily decorated elephant, a turn of events that puts every guest on edge and eventually leads Nick, Audrey, and the core gang of suspects to Paris. [Jennifer Aniston](https://time.com/5759599/jennifer-aniston-at-golden-globes/) star, once again, as Nick and Audrey Spitz, respectively an erstwhile New York City cop and a former hairdresser. In an age when theater attendance is down and streaming products reign—even if the services that produce and present them still haven’t figured out how to make money off them—is this what movies have come to?

Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler star in Murder Mystery 2 on Netflix. The comedy was filmed at incredible locations in Hawaii and France.

[Paris](https://www.housebeautiful.com/lifestyle/a41090204/paris-travel-guide/), the production tapped a few iconic locations. [Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte](https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=74968X1525080&url=https%3A%2F%2Fvaux-le-vicomte.com%2Fen%2Fdecouvrir%2Fthe-chateau%2F) located in Maincy, France. The lagoon is part of the Lanikuhonua [nature preserve](https://www.lanikuhonua.com/) on [Ko Olina](http://koolina.com/destination/). [Jennifer Aniston](https://www.housebeautiful.com/lifestyle/entertainment/a43029690/jennifer-aniston-54th-birthday-rare-throwback-instagram-photo/) and [Adam Sandler](https://www.housebeautiful.com/design-inspiration/a36147051/oreo-cookie-creator-home-sale/) are back as a bickering, crime-solving duo in Murder Mystery 2. [National World](https://www.nationalworld.com/arts-and-culture/film-and-tv/netflixs-murder-mystery-2-filming-locations-sequel-filmed-eiffel-tower-stunt-4087135) reports. At the estate, visitors can [tour the château, gardens, and carriage museum](https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=74968X1525080&url=https%3A%2F%2Fvaux-le-vicomte.com%2Fen%2Fprepare-your-visit%2Fprice%2F). [Emily in Paris](https://www.housebeautiful.com/lifestyle/entertainment/a42201971/emily-in-paris-season-three-filming-locations/) and [first season of](https://www.housebeautiful.com/design-inspiration/a37329765/hbo-the-white-lotus-four-seasons-resort-maui-at-wailea-hawaii/) [ The White Lotus](https://www.housebeautiful.com/design-inspiration/a37329765/hbo-the-white-lotus-four-seasons-resort-maui-at-wailea-hawaii/). Ahead, find out everything we know about the [filming locations](https://www.housebeautiful.com/lifestyle/entertainment/a41968608/wednesday-filming-locations-romania-castle/) that'll certainly serve as major inspiration for your next trip. On [The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon](https://youtu.be/RFyCpVe0kDs), Adam Sandler revealed a scene was actually filmed at the Eiffel Tower. Now streaming on [Netflix](https://www.housebeautiful.com/lifestyle/entertainment/a42042041/wednesday-netflix-set-design/), the comedy follows the amateur detectives as they attend an incredible island wedding—only for it to be disrupted when someone is murdered and their friend is kidnapped. The Arc de Triomphe was selected as the location for where the detectives Nick and Audrey Sptiz (played by Sandler and Aniston) are asked to bring the ransom money in exchange for their friend. While the majority of 2019’s Murder Mystery was filmed in Italy, the sequel takes place in equally idyllic locations in Hawaii and France.

You would have a hard time defending the limp plotting, the bland action-adventure set pieces or the Agatha Christie-light whodunit twists of the first ...

All of this may lend some scale to “Murder Mystery 2” but it’s no help to the comedy. For those who have accused Sandler of using movies as an excuse to hang out with friends in beautiful locales, the “Murder Mystery” movies won’t disappoint. But like those films, everything in “Murder Mystery” and “Murder Mystery 2” is secondary, and distantly so, to the comic and sweet rapport between the Spitzes, a bickering but lovingly connected married couple. And this one, in which Jeremy Garelick (writer of “The Hangover”) takes over directing with James Vanderbilt returning to write the screenplay, starts out like a new season to a TV series, with a narrated recap of what the Spitzes have been up to since the last film. Like its predecessor, “Murder Mystery 2” is built on old-fashioned star power and the interplay between Sandler and Aniston. “Murder Mystery” and its new sequel don’t have anywhere near the sparkle of the “The Thin Man” movies, with William Powell, Myrna Loy and their wire fox terrier Asta.

Here's who the killer is in Netflix's "Murder Mystery 2" with Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler, spoiler warning ahead.

I didn’t think I needed to get in shape before the movie but then when we were shooting, I was like, ‘Man, I should have gotten in shape.’” I’m in trouble.’ And then during this and this other movie I did I was like, ‘Yeah, I definitely gotta X-ray that thing,’ and we were in trouble.” I did ’Spaceman’ and I was hanging in a harness all the time. [Insider](https://www.insider.com/murder-mystery-2-jennifer-aniston-adam-sandler-director-lied-2023-3) on March 30, 2023, Murder Mystery 2’s director Jeremy Garelick said he’d lied to the cast, including stars Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston, about how the film would end and to keep the identity of the killer a secret. Who’s the killer in Murder Mystery 2? The first installment in the Murder Mystery franchise saw husband-and-wife duo Nick and Audrey Spitz venture to Europe on a surprise for their 15th wedding anniversary.

Movie Review: In Netflix's Murder Mystery 2, Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston return as Nick and Audrey Spitz. It's no Knives Out 2, but it's still fun.

Director Jeremy Garelick, who brings a visual elegance to the movie that the first one sorely lacked, seems to have an eye for physical comedy and a real sense of pace. I found myself laughing out loud at many of its dumb little gags, such as Nick’s obsession with a particular kind of cheese served at the wedding (“The cheese has a hold on me!”), one character’s constant references to his sexual prowess, and some grisly fun with an ax stuck in a random goon’s head. As does the pleasant spectacle of movie stars simply being movie stars. And by all indications, Murder Mystery 2 appears to be another one of the star-producer’s efforts to take himself and his pals on vacation on a studio’s dime. Given the half-hearted, point-the-camera-and-shoot nature of the first Murder Mystery, it would be fair to expect very little from its follow-up. Murder Mystery 2, Netflix’s sequel to the utterly disposable 2019 Adam Sandler–Jennifer Aniston comedy Murder Mystery, a film about as inventive as its title, doesn’t look promising at all.