“It owes the canon nothing.”
The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.

Crocodile Dundee II
Adventure · Comedy · 1988
Australian outback expert protects his New York love from gangsters who've followed her down under.
Crocodile Dundee II
“The world's favorite adventurer is back for more. Much more!”
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
5.9 / 10
Community rating
Australian outback expert protects his New York love from gangsters who've followed her down under.
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Crocodile Dundee II?
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their caseThe Auteur Devotee
“You watch the director, not the movie.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Nearby on the taste map.
TMDB supplies the candidates. CriticWise reorders them by craft, strangeness, prestige, emotion, and pace.
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The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
John Cornell
Written by
Paul Hogan · Brett Hogan
Put Crocodile Dundee II on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”
It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.






