This unexpected sequel to the feel-good story/hit manages to sidestep the security provided by fame and success for the previously homeless guy and his adopted cat by using flashback to an earlier Christmas when times were hard. The first film was a fully-developed tale of the unfolding relationship between Bob and his owner, whereas this film sidelines the cat a bit too much and offers little of the journey that the original provided. Indeed, the final twenty minutes come as a genuine heart-warming relief, as most of the film is a downbeat sequence of miserable happenings all at Christmas. Luke Treadaway is a strong character actor and he again delivers and carries the film effectively, but overall this unexpected sequel perhaps stretches the need for it to exist a bit too much.
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