Hogan does his best with weak material. He has genuine chemistry with his real-life son (who plays a friend of Mikey), and his scenes navigating absurd Hollywood parties are mildly amusing. But the sharp, satirical edge that made the original so smart is replaced with broad, predictable gags.
While the first film was a fish-out-of-water romantic comedy, and the second was a semi-thriller set in the Florida Everglades, the third installment tries to be a family-friendly Hollywood satire mixed with a low-stakes crime caper. The result? A harmless, forgettable, but oddly watchable sequel that proves some characters should stay in the Outback. Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles -2001--Paul Hog...
For everyone else? Just rewatch the original. That’s a knife. This is a butter spreader. Hogan does his best with weak material
Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles is not a good movie. It’s a dated, low-energy sequel that mistakes nostalgia for storytelling. However, it’s also not offensively bad. If you’re a Paul Hogan fan or you’re doing a complete franchise watch on a rainy Sunday, you’ll find a few chuckles and a lot of comfort-food mediocrity. While the first film was a fish-out-of-water romantic