Went to watch this in the cinema with my mom, we were both satisfied, although my mom's personal takes were that the movie could use a tad more of the 'marvel humor.' Fair enough. I personally found Woody Harrelson's acting thrilling as always. He was a villain that you loved while hating. Absolutely great design and acting, just good enough to root even more for Eddie and his alien parasite, and of course their marriage problems.

Whether or not this passes the first one is entirely up to one's own opinions. I found they both had great charm.