The sequel to one of the most successful Swiss comedies of all time.

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The perky Swiss military comedy Achtung, fertig, Charlie! was a blockbuster hit in Switzerland. Now there’s a sequel. Alex, a yoga teacher, is looking for an apartment with his pregnant girlfriend. Her father is a career military officer whose unit is in danger of extinction thanks to budget cuts. He promises to help them find a place if Alex, who’s been deemed unfit for military service, will help him out with his troops during their refresher training and for the major maneuvers they’re scheduled to carry out.

Swiss comedies tend to be made with a large portion of confidence. Whether that’s enough is questionable. An army movie is nothing without the right amount of action, and because that is exactly what’s missing here, the actors look like extras and costars out of their league, even more infantile and harmless than they already are.