Using a Bab圜orp formula that reverts Tim and Ted to their ages in the first film, the brothers go undercover in Armstrong’s school - and discover a secret that could alter the world. Irwin Armstrong (voiced by Jeff Goldblum), founder of the Acorn Academy charter schools, including the one whose rigorous academic discipline could, Tina says, destroy childhood forever. Tina is on a mission to uncover the nefarious plans of Dr. Who’s going to save this fractured family? That would be Tabitha’s new baby sister, Tina (voiced by Amy Sedaris) - who, like her Uncle Ted, is a Bab圜orp agent. Tabitha idolizes Ted, while telling her own father that she’s too grown-up for his bedtime stories and other parental perks. Ted is single, because who has time for family when you’re a super-successful CEO with a private helicopter.

Tim is a family man, with a wife, Carol (voiced by Eva Longoria), and overachieving daughter, Tabitha (voiced by Ariana Greenblatt). The new movie starts years after the last movie, with Tim (now voiced by James Marsden) and Ted (still voiced by Baldwin) as estranged adults.

If you remember the 2017 “The Boss Baby,” it was for Alec Baldwin providing the voice of Ted, newly born little brother to 7-year-old Tim, who discovers that his baby brother is a latte-sipping executive type - sent by his company, Bab圜orp, to learn what an evil rival corporation is doing. It’s a lackluster Hollywood “product,” with no more flavor or excitement than a spoonful of strained peas.

No, this sequel to DreamWorks’ 2017 animated tale of a baby who’s really an undercover spy for a secret organization run by babies is even less than meets the eye. It would be great to say that “The Boss Baby: Family Business” is a comedy masterpiece, or that it’s a steaming pile of garbage, or something more nuanced or expressive somewhere in between - but it’s none of those things.

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