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My Travel Companion 2 (Yol Arkadaşım 2)

My Travel Companion 2 (Yol Arkadaşım 2) (translated)

Movie · 2018 · 8 people

Bedran Güzel directed the Turkish comedy Yol Arkadaşım 2, which reached cinemas on October 12, 2018. The 116-minute film was shot in Istanbul and continues the comedy Yol Arkadaşım. It did well at the box office, selling more than 2.3 million tickets and grossing about 29.8 million lira.

Şeref and Onur became friends on a trip to Ayvalık in the first film, and their story picks up a year later. Completely opposite in character, the pair now work together and share a flat, but trouble and mishaps follow them in both places. Şeref manages Onur, who is trying to start a music career, and he is rather hopeless at it. When Onur, fed up, decides to go back to his old and disliked job as a pharmaceutical sales rep, Şeref hastily arranges a tour full of surprises. Their journey is filled with romance, adventure and mishaps.

As in the first film, Oğuzhan Koç and İbrahim Büyükak play the leads, joined by Ezgi Eyüboğlu and Olgun Toker. The screenplay is by İbrahim Büyükak, who also wrote the first film, from a story by Ufuk Bayram. In keeping with its music theme, a video clip titled Yaradana Yalvartma was released. Beneath the mishaps it is a light comedy about friendship.

DirectorBedran Güzel

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Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

Sequels often settle for reheating whatever worked the first time, and Yol Arkadaşım 2 does not fully escape that trap. The friendship between two opposite characters is again the spine of the story, and the journey is again the skeleton of the structure. This time a concert tour replaces the road to Ayvalık, and the dynamic between an inept manager and a reluctant musician works well as a comic engine. The timing between Oğuzhan Koç and İbrahim Büyükak is the film's most reliable asset. The problem is that over its long running time the episodic road-movie structure starts to sag; some of the mishaps fill running time rather than move the story on. Light and likeable, but a sequel that takes no cinematic risks.

Action & Thriller Fan Puts pace, tension and set pieces first; little patience for slow drama.

A tour, the road, romance, adventure: it looks like a lively package. It is really a light comedy built on two opposite characters bickering. The stakes are small, there is almost no tension, and the pace dips here and there. The chemistry between Oğuzhan Koç and İbrahim Büyükak rescues some scenes. Looking for adrenaline? Look elsewhere. Just want to switch off? It will do the job.

Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humor and heart.

A light comedy about two friends and their mishaps at work and at home. The subject is not heavy; it is all romance, adventure and things going wrong. The music and the touring atmosphere may appeal to teenagers too. The message about friendship is warm and worth talking about as a family. The film runs a bit long, and the touring escapades may not hold the youngest to the end. A family comedy that is easy to watch with teens and grown-ups.

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