NekoHomey Purely Joyful Movie!

Rijndri Load of rubbish!!

Phillida Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

Dana An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

RobertC4458 O.K. I really wanted to like this movie. But this was NOT nearly as good as the original 'Mannequin' ( 1987. ) This was a lame sequel. Only things of interest were: Meshach Taylor reprising his role as Hollywood; and Andrew Hill Newman reprising ( sort of ) his previous role in the original ( except - in the original he was the nerdy janitor at the end ( listed in the credits only as - "Compactor Room Janitor," ) in this one he was the nerdy security guard ( listed in the credits as "Andy Ackerman" ) who was constantly, unsuccessfully ( up to almost the end of the movie ) trying to attract the attention of the perfume department lady ; ) and the reprise use of "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" by Starship ( formerly Jefferson Starship, formerly Jefferson Airplane ) over the end titles.. Worth watching ONLY once, ONLY because it IS a sequel to 'Mannequin.'

Pepper Anne I knew that this movie was likely to be crap. After all, it is a sequel to a b-80s comedy. But, I couldn't resist. I had to see Mesach Taylor, often a great, but underrated comic, in his performance as the dramatic Hollywood.In Mannequin 2, dudes are once again dating mannequins-turned-living-females. But this story has its roots in a fairy tale: a young maiden and a prince were intending to get married. But, the prince's mother, cautioning a social no-no (marriage of not only rich and poor, but royalty and poor), curses the young woman with a necklace that will keep her frozen for 1000 years or unless she can find a lover from another land.Fast forward to early 90s Philladelphia where the mannequin "peasant girl," now a traveling sideshow because of her precious jewels, has been shipped to the place where long distance relation of the prince and the long distant relation of the queen's minion will vie for the young girl's love. Although, the distant relative of the young prince has no idea that the transformation of the mannequin into a living being is far from coincidental. So, like something out of a Cars or ZZTop music video, the charming, but oblivious guy, with the help of the hilarious Hollywood (Mesach was about the only treat in this otherwise mundane comedy), will prove his chivalry for the girl as he faces off with the other jerk who wants her and knows about the curse.Its mundane comedy at best, but not because of the story. Rather, the thing that may have audiences flinching in discomfort (or boredom) is the corny dialog and ridiculous acting (details...why do the other's with relations to the past have German accents while Kristy Swanson only has it sporadically and only in the beginning of the film?) and a god awful soundtrack. The first one still offered a lot more laughs and chuckle romance, but if for nothing else, it's a valuable piece of time capsule entertainment because of Mesach Taylor.

orient_celts The movie's title was apt since Jessie, the peasant girl turned Mannequin, this time was on the run (in the modern times) away from Count Sprezle, a descendant of the Sorcerer from the middle ages. Through the course of the movie, Jason and Hollywood teamed up to help free Jessie from the Count who at the end swallowed 'his' own medicine -he was petrified when the amulet was set on his neck until true love releases him from the spell. The film was enjoyable to a 16 yr old high school student when it was first released and ten yrs later, I still enjoyed watching the film which was aired last week on cable. I liked the idea of the 'what if' scenario, of an individual trapped for many years in a form of a mannequin and that love will find its way to that person again to set Jessie free. I have seen the first Mannequin movie, unfortunately, it didn't pique my interest unlike the sequel. I didn't quite understand how an Egyptian princess could end up as a mannequin.

gridoon You know where you stand with "Mannequin 2" early on, when you find out that the unfunniest character of the original has returned - and he has a bigger role to boot! The "romance" part of the film is still kind of sweet, but Ragsdale is no Andrew McCarthy, and Kristy Swanson, unlike Kim Cattrall, doesn't bring any personality to her character; she's beautiful but bland. In fact, that's the word that most accurately sums up the movie: bland. Its comic invention extends to "funny" accents, homosexual gags and chases in toy cars. If you like this sort of thing, go for it. (*1/2)