global empire.ĭealing with those masses of leftovers means temporarily relocating well-meaning inventor Flint Lockwood (the returning Bill Hader), along with perky meteorologist Sam Sparks ( Anna Faris), reformed nemesis “Baby” Brent ( Andy Samberg), Steve the Monkey ( Neil Patrick Harris), former police officer Earl Devereaux ( Terry Crews ably replacing the original’s Mr. Overseeing the massive clean-up operation is Chester V (voiced by Will Forte), a blue-jean billionaire cross between Steve Jobs, Richard Branson and P.T. Picking up mere moments from where things left off in the last installment, Cloudy 2 finds Swallow Falls having to cope with the big, gooey mess left by those spaghetti tornadoes and other torrential tidbits.
Where the first movie took a loose cue from the book of the same name by Judi and Ron Barrett, the sequel goes off in its own direction rather than taking a page out of their print follow-up, Pickles to Pittsburgh. PHOTOS: Elijah Wood in ‘Hobbit’ and 16 Other Cameos in Prequels, Reboots and Remakes Provided they’ve allowed a sufficient distance from the self-cannibalizing summer 2013 animation glut, Sony Pictures, handing the release the slot occupied this time last year by Hotel Transylvania, should anticipate similarly sunny results.