Tall Girl 2 (2022) Hindi Dubbed (5.1 DD) [Dual Audio] WEB-DL 1080p 720p 480p HD [Netflix Movie]

Tall Girl 2 tries to dispel its made-for-TV vibe with visual flourishes that look more like blotches. For indoor scenes, director Emily Ting favors a combination of pastels, warm tones, and high-key lighting that either accentuates heavy makeup or simulates it; the characters often look dolled up, their faces washed out even when the colors around them pop. At times, Ting appears interested in making this a more musical, buoyant sequel, but hesitates. Multiple song and/or dance numbers are truncated.

All of which contributes to the feeling that Tall Girl 2, like its Netflix teen-romance brethren, exists in its own cloistered yet not especially stylish world. There’s a sweetness to the movie’s multiple storylines about teenagers earnestly, supportively pining for each other—and a neutered prudishness, too, about how none of these 17-year-olds seem to think about sex for even a second. One potential advantage to an ongoing series of teen movies is the ability to acknowledge the rollercoaster tumult of growing up, and how stories of youth don’t necessarily feel resolved just because prom, graduation, or the school play happened. Two movies in, the Tall Girls just want to have fun.

If Jodi and Dunk’s insecurities and self-doubt become interesting but abstract challenges to dramatize, Tall Girl 2 is surprisingly successful at rehabilitating other supporting characters, especially those who should have no business sticking around for a sequel. Stig (Luke Eisner), the foreign exchange student who caught Jodi’s eye and broke her heart last time around, has become enthusiastically contrite, desperate to ingratiate himself to Jodi, Dunk, and forever-underdeveloped bestie Fareeda (Angelika Washington). Meanwhile, Kimmy’s former sidekick, Schnipper (Rico Paris), attempts to reform the queen bee’s mean-girl ways. These minor subplots are probably a side effect of casting a 97-minute movie like a four-season TV series. But more importantly, they’re also gently amusing reminders that this is at least nominally a comedy, not an after school special about the effects of panic attacks on the very tall.