Leprechaun 2 (Film Review)

1994 Trimark Pictures
Directed by: Rodman Flender; Written by: Turi Meyer and Al Septien
Starring: Warwick Davis, Charlie Heath, Shevonne Durkin, and Sandy Baron
MPAA Rating: R; Running Time: 85 Minutes
The Nicsperiment Score: 4/10

Cody Ingalls just wants to take his girlfriend, Bridget, out on a date. Unfortunately, his uncle Morty keeps getting drunk at the most inconvenient times, leaving Cody completely responsible for carrying out the duo's Los Angeles "dark side" tours, where hapless tourists are driven to random points around town and told a celebrity died there. Several people are about to die, though, because it's St. Patrick's Day, and the mischievous, murderous Leprechaun has awakened...and unfortunately, he wants Bridget to be his new bride.
Leprechaun 2 is dumb, but it's the right kind of dumb. The plot is completely illogical, the acting is bad, the one liners are dismal. However, the plot is lovably illogical, the acting is charmingly bad, and the one liners are wonderfully dismal. Leprechaun 2 is trash that is fully aware it is trash, it requires no emotional investment from the viewer, and it's not even 90 minutes long. The Leprechaun tricks a guy into thinking two lawnmower blades are boobs, then mows the guy's face off. Stewart from MAD TV plays a barista who mocks the Leprechaun's small stature, then gets burned to death by cappuccino steam by the Leprechaun. Cody's romantic rival for Bridget's affections runs a go-kart track, and tempts her away with the promise of free rides. You can't make this stuff up, and yet, someone did.
Is Leprechaun 2 a good movie?
No, it's as far from that as Kilarney is from Dublin.
But if you like silly, trashy horror comedies that don't take themselves seriously, you can certainly do worse than Leprechaun 2.