When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal and Helen Mirren (2011)

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

This is a 5-minute Funnyordie movie and even if it has Billy Crystal in it and references the famous film in the title early on, it has almost nothing to do with it. I was initially unsure if this was actually a sketch they showed at the Oscars which Crystal hosted several times, but it's really a Funnyordie spoof on vampire (and zombie) films from 4 years ago. There are quite a few familiar faces in here from shows like "Glee" or "Parks & Recreation" plus Mike Tyson. Unfortunately, even if this is a fairly known Funnyordie movie, it is far from their best achievements. Maybe worth a watch for huge fans of Crystal and/or Mirren, but everybody else can skip it. Not recommended.

When Rob Reiner and Billy Crystal are pitching a sequel to When Harry Met Sally, they suspect they won't totally get their own way but are happy when the studio exec gives them the green-light. However, he just has one little tweak to make in order to leverage maximum audience from current viewer trends....I had heard of this short film quite some time ago but never got around to watching it and a recent viewing of another mock sequel from Funny or Die reminded me of this one. I shan't ruin the "tweak" for anyone who hasn't seen it yet, but suffice to say that it is more than just a little update to the original film, it is a bit more of a genre twisting. It came out of nowhere for me and I found it very funny indeed because it was so out of leftfield! The jokes come from this twist but also from referencing the original film in quite a fresh way. Kudos for Crystal for doing it, but also for Helen Mirren, who is perhaps not as funny as she could be but her very presence was a joke in itself. Reiner, Tyson, Riggle and Rudolph all show up in small roles and are funny.Overall this is a very short and funny film that plays well on the original and is imaginative with it – be warned though, it is surprisingly bloody and has foul language.