Where to watch The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
1 1/2 Stars
The Flintstones are at it again. The Flintstones and the Rubbles head for Rock Vegas with Fred (Mark Addy) hoping to court the lovely Wilma Slaghoople (Kristen Johnston). Nothing will stand in the way of love, except for the conniving Chip Rockefeller (Thomas Gibson), who is the playboy born in Baysville, but who has made it in the cutthroat town of Rock Vegas. Will Fred win Wilma’s love?
Four years after the massive box-office success of the John Goodman-led film adaptation of the Hanna-Barbera primetime cartoon comes the sequel, The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas. While the film has the same creative set designs, bright color palette, and puns aplenty, this follow-up movie is a big step backwards for the franchise. Surprisingly, it’s not the cast that sinks this ship but rather a dull script that is sure to bore children and adults alike.
Despite Mark Addy and Stephen Baldwin, each an adequate substitute for the original big-name stars, Allen Cummings steals the show as an arrogant alien and, in a dual role, also appears as a Stone Age Mick Jagger personality. Brian Levant, also responsible for 1994’s The Flintstones and 1996’s Jingle All the Way, does a competent job with the lazily-written material he’s forced to bring to life. The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas wastes good performances from its main cast and millions of dollars on clever production design in a losing effort to replicate the good-natured fun of the 1994 original.
Directed by: Brian Levant
Written by: William Hanna, Joseph Barbera, Deborah Kaplan
Starring: Mark Addy, Stephen Baldwin, Kristen Johnston