Released on Feb. 11, “Tall Girl 2” made the “Top 10” on Netflix within the first week of release. It received 57% from Rotten Tomatoes, better than the original, which received only 38%. However, most of the reviews were not in support of the movie, and the movie did  not last long on Netflix’s top 10.

“Tall Girl 2” follows Jodi Kreyman (Ava Michelle) as she continues to embrace herself by trying to fit in despite her height. Jodi has accepted she is tall, but she is now just trying to be more “normal” and tries out for the school play, causing relationship problems with her boyfriend Jack Dunkleman (Griffin Gluck).“Tall Girl 2” touches on the coming-of-age struggles of relationships, friendship, mental health, forgiveness, and expanding your comfort zone.

The movie had a better storyline than the original; however, it failed to focus on a titular selling point: the problems that come with being a tall female. Some of those problems included shoes, clothes, friends, dating, and fitting in — literally.

While there was relationship drama and romantic conflicts, the storyline jumped back and forth between the main points and other side stories. The main storyline followed Jodi as she tried out for the school play, while discovering a sense of normality in her “new” life. 

With the struggles of being a rookie actor, Jodi makes new friends, leading audiences onto another romantic trope. The addition of this new trope took away from the main storyline and theme of the movie. This made the movie confusing and a little annoying to watch, focusing more on her friendship and relationship problems than her getting the lead in the spring musical. Jodi grants her more attention and increases her popularity, and the fact that the tallest girl at school made it to the play interests the other characters. 

This attention attracts the popular girl, Kimmy (Clara Wilsey) and she starts to get jealous. Throughout the movie, however, Kimmy is trying to become a better person, as she has the right motivation and support from her friend. By the end, Kimmy has managed to put her past behind her and even helped Jodi with her anxiety. A look into Kimmy’s life would have shown the audience why this character is the way she is. This would allow the audience to understand why she has the sudden urge to want to be nicer to others, especially Jodi. 

In short, this movie wasn’t all that good. It was better than the first, but it failed to keep the attention of the audience the whole time. Even though it had exciting parts, like the problems in her friendships, the conflicts failed and the audience focused on what the story was trying to convey. 

We’re awarding it  6/10 stars due to the lack of engaging features and failure to keep to the same storyline. “Tall Girl 2” is definitely for kids below the age of 10, but may not have much interest to kids that are ages 14 or older. 

“Tall Girl 2” is currently streaming on Netflix.