My wife said “This is the most P.T. Anderson film I’ve ever seen.” I agree.

The first film was entertainingly bad. This one is just bad. I think the script or acting may have improved a bit, but the effect is that it's just boring, rather than hilariously awful. For whatever reason the cast is completely different—some of the actors don't even look similar. They've also added a few action scenes, but they don't do much for the film and aren't even good as action scenes.

Two stars because it was so bad we thoroughly enjoyed it. We didn't even have to get drunk, surprisingly.