
Having graduated in the US as Van Wilder disciple, now self-confident Taj Mahal. arrives as 'don' (teaching assistant) history at England's super-prestigious Cambridge. He falls victim to the haughty, aristocratic leading fraternity's president Pip's usual prank for 'commoners', landing in the derelict 'barn' with other 'social outcasts'. But Taj decides to band the rejects into a new fraternity, Cocks & Bulls, which under his leadership challenges Pip's in the annual all-rou... (Full plot summary below)
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Having graduated in the US as Van Wilder disciple, now self-confident Taj Mahal. arrives as 'don' (teaching assistant) history at England's super-prestigious Cambridge. He falls victim to the haughty, aristocratic leading fraternity's president Pip's usual prank for 'commoners', landing in the derelict 'barn' with other 'social outcasts'. But Taj decides to band the rejects into a new fraternity, Cocks & Bulls, which under his leadership challenges Pip's in the annual all-round excellence championship.
Leave your thoughts about Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj.
| Boston GlobeRocco B. ColellaThe Rise of Taj is relatively pointless in the scheme of things, but refreshing in what it (mostly) doesn't resort to for laughs. |
| Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEverything old is old again in this rickety extension of 2002's already rickety "Van Wilder." |
| New York PostKyle SmithRyan Reynolds isn't around this time - and neither is most of the wit. |
| The A.V. ClubScott TobiasPenn, who probably didn't need this shoddy placeholder after the cult success of "Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle's," acquits himself with a gentle charisma that makes the crudity go down easy. Granted, it's still s---, but with a sweeter odor than usual. |
| New York Daily NewsJack MathewsIf you liked "Van Wilder," which starred Ryan Reynolds and Tara Reid, be warned: The only person returning from the cast is the boring Indian kid Taj Mahal Badalandabad (Kal Penn). |
| San Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubWhile Kal Penn manages a decent lead performance as Taj, the writing is terrible. |
| TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghThe laughs are low, the breasts are high, and the film is instantly forgettable. |
| Chicago ReaderReece PendletonThis is shocking only for its tepidness; except for some raunchy language, it's ready-made for basic cable. |
| The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisNational Lampoon’s Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj harnesses smut and silliness to an oddly innocent tale of true love. |
| VarietyDennis HarveyThe four-years-in-the-making, badly recycled (not to mention awful) sequel might stain the honor of the Lampoon label if it hadn't already produced several even worse films. |