Shot back to back with the first film, “Oretachi Wa Tesnhi Ja Nai 2” continues with the adventures of the four members of Angels Gift Delivery, this time focusing on Chu, who was somewhat neglected in the first part.
Chu helps Mio, a lady who has locked herself outside of her car, in a series of events that end up with the group helping her to clear her father’s house, who was recently murdered, although the culprit is not yet caught. A series of unlikely coincidences end up with the group investigating the mental hospital the man used to work at, and a shady killer dressed in black in their heels.
The combination of nudity, action and comedy is still here, but is not implemented in the same entertaining fashion as in the first part, with the sequel’s only really interesting aspect being the presence of the noir-style killer, played with gusto by Mickey Curtis and depicted quite fittingly by DP Yasuhiko Mitsui. The fact that Kenta and Jo are somewhat pushed to the background in favor of Chu faults the overall narrative, since the particular character lacks the level of appeal the two other have, with he same applying to Junji Inagawa‘s charisma in comparison with Love and Rikiya Yasuoka. Add to that the lack of a secondary concept like the cult of the previous episode and you have the reasons why the sequel is definitely on a lower level than the first one.
A couple of slapstick and crude jokes, like the one with the elderly man urinating on Jo, the unfolding of a rather wide roll of paper, and the whole appearance of the Angels with the ridiculous hats, may bring a bit of grinning on the viewer, but that’s about it, even regarding the humor in the movie.
Not much more to say, “Oretachi Wa Tenshi Ja Nai 2” is one of the most forgettable entries in Miike’s vast filmography and an effort only addressed to hard-core fans.
