YMMV / Mean Girls 2

• Broken Aesop: The moral of the story seems to be "don't be a follower," but in the end, Abby decides to attend Carnegie-Melon instead of her original goal of NYU just to stick with Jo, who in turn based her college decision solely on it being the school her dead mother went to.
• Informed Wrongness: What Jo did to Hope is pretty bad, but her tattling on Chastity for making out on school property is treated the same, even if it is against school rules.
• Replacement Scrappy: Obviously, Mandi is no Regina George. While both are in the role of the Alpha Bitch, Regina hides it behind a friendly facade and is well-liked by the school. Mandi, on the other hand, is little more than a blatant bully decked in brand clothes.
• Sequelitis: Apart from the element of Jo creating a group of Anti-Plastics and the climactic football game, the film is pretty much a remake of the first film, without the laughs. Also, Jo's friends turning against her is extremely forced. Tina Fey repeatedly turned down offers to make the sequel. Now that the sequel was done without her, she regrets turning down the offer.
• Took the Bad Film Seriously: Though this film was not well-received, Jennifer Stone really does give it her all in her role as Abby Hanover.
• Unintentionally Unsympathetic: Mandi's step-brother is really callous towards her. It's not exactly undeserved but since she seems to like him, Tyler can come across as a bit of a jerk and arguably even as a contributing factor to Mandi's bitchiness.
  • Jo herself is somewhat unlikeable. Jo doesn’t just embrace her tomboyishness but actually seems to use it as an excuse to view herself better than other girls. She frequently claims to not “look like most girls” but she’s got long Blonde hair, a petite figure, a very girly voice and the only thing that differs her from the Plastics looks-wise is that she wears leather jackets, and ripped jeans and T-shirt’s rather than the exaggerated, frilly, bright Plastics clothing. Therefore, some could argue that Jo judges people on their appearances more than their personalities.