The original Cocoon, with its heartwarming concept that advancing years need not doom one to an inevitable decline, is completely betrayed in this maudlin, pointless sequel.
Cocoon depicted a lovable cast of lively but sickly seniors not willing to go quietly into the night. Cocoon: The Return expects us to believe that this same intrepid group are actually homesick for hot dogs, night clubs, and dress shopping. We are "treated" to endless depictions of seniors enjoying the senior retirement "scene" ... the very "scene" from which they fled in the original.
The direction was aimless, and the editing totally lacking. The script stilted and wholly unbelievable, the acting truly bad ... although to be fair I am not sure the actors can be blamed for this.
Cocoon depicted a lovable cast of lively but sickly seniors not willing to go quietly into the night. Cocoon: The Return expects us to believe that this same intrepid group are actually homesick for hot dogs, night clubs, and dress shopping. We are "treated" to endless depictions of seniors enjoying the senior retirement "scene" ... the very "scene" from which they fled in the original.
The direction was aimless, and the editing totally lacking. The script stilted and wholly unbelievable, the acting truly bad ... although to be fair I am not sure the actors can be blamed for this.