Splash, Too (1988)

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   Siskoid

   A sequel no one asked for, Splash, Too is a TV movie made four years after the success of the Hanks/Hannah original. When I found out about it, saw that it was - like many TV movies - on YouTube, I decided I had to see it. And really, curiosity is just about the only reason to do that. Four years after the events of the feature film, where we were told Alan could never return to New York if he chose love, the couple returns and attempt a normal life in a Los Angeles suburb, only a short drive away from NYC. Off-brand Alan looks more like Jim Carey than Tom Hanks and all the wigs are terrible, but it doesn't really matter because the characters are all very pale copies of the 1984 originals. Alan's a sexist douchebag who wants Madison to stay at home and cook, putting her in the crosshairs of a sitcom nosy neighbor. A lot of the domestic stuff - and indeed the subplot that is Alan's entire reason for coming home - is jettisoned in the third act as the mermaid tries to save a captive dolphin (he and the giant turtle in the opener are the real stars here), and leaves one wondering if this was meant to be a pilot for a show where a boy and his mermaid wife solve crimes every week. The villain here has none of the Eugene Levy's humanity, and the laughs are sparse indeed (some scenes might actually provide them if the score didn't interfere with their tone). Seem hardly worth the trouble of making a new tail for an actress and teaching her to swim with it. 5 years 6 months ago

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