"The Bad Guys 2" hits theaters, and it's a wild ride. But as Associated Press critic Mark Kennedy says, that ride includes a head-scratching trip to outer space.

While the DreamWorks sequel doesn't quite recapture the spark of surprise that made the first outing such a pleasant detour, it still delivers where it counts.

One supposes the Australian book series “The Bad Guys,” written by Aaron Blabey, was conceived in response to such a question. “The Bad Guys 2,” as its title indicates, is the second film about the anthropomorphic animal bank robbers turned do-gooders,