November 26, 2025
Over-eager rabbit Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) and wily fox Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman) have become partners at the Zootopia Police Department despite their personality differences. While working on a smuggling case, Judy picked up a clue that a snake, an animal species that had long been exiled from Zootopia, may be planning something no good during the centennial celebration of the city that will honor founder Ebenezer Lynxley.
This new adventure brought Judy and Nick face to face with an issue that had long been buried as far as Zootopians are concerned. Not only snakes, but all reptiles have been driven away from Zootopia because of an unfortunate crime believed to be perpetrated by a snake. So the story revolved around a young snake who wanted to clear up and correct how history had regarded his kind, and restore them to the community of animals in Zootopia.
Like in the first movie, there was a lot of wacky, laugh-out-loud comedy here, with jokes of all kinds targeted surely to fly for kids of all ages in its audience. I loved how it sneaked in references to older films, like "Ratatouille," "Babe" and even "The Shining." However, since there was criminal activity involved, there were a number of suspenseful and violent scenes which can be scary for younger kids, hence its parental guidance rating.
One excellent sequence here was the segment in Marsh Market, where creatures who lived in and around water lived -- from seals to sea lions, from backstroking walrus Russ to resourceful beaver Nibbles. There was part of the chase scene set underwater, passing by and disturbing patrons of an underwater cafe -- so good! Later, we meet the reptiles -- from plumed basilisk lizard Jesus (Danny Trejo) to crusading pit viper Gary De'Snake (Ke Huy Quan).
The plot of the first film tackled the very serious topic of discrimination between mammalian species of predators vs. prey. This sequel went the same way, but this time it was about inter-class discrimination, between mammals and reptiles. Writer and co-director Jared Bush imparted his important lessons about societal unity and fighting for truth in a way that was fun, entertaining and easier to digest for his young audiences. 8/10
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