<P> Big Momma's House 2 is a 2006 American crime comedy film, the sequel to 2000's Big Momma's House and the second installment of the Big Momma series . The film was directed by John Whitesell and starring Martin Lawrence reprising his role as FBI agent Malcolm Turner . The film was released theatrically on January 27, 2006 and was critically panned as critics felt that a sequel was unnecessary . </P> <P> Unlike the first film, Big Momma's House 2 takes on a family friendly tone compared to the original film's more mature target demographic . The film was panned by film critics, scoring 6% at Rotten Tomatoes . </P> <P> Following the events of the first film, Malcolm Turner (Martin Lawrence) has been assigned a desk job in public relations as an FBI agent, since he wants to live with his new wife, Sherry Pierce (Nia Long), during her delivery for the couple's new baby boy . Meanwhile, an incident occurs in Orange County, California, where Malcolm's old friend, Doug Hudson (Kirk B.R. Woller), has been killed while he was going undercover . </P> <P> FBI agent Kevin Keneally (Zachary Levi) is doing surveillance on a former U.S. Army military intelligence specialist named Tom Fuller (Mark Moses), who has since retired and is working for a private corporation called National Agenda Software . The FBI has soon discovered that Tom is developing a computer worm which will create backdoors into the databases of all the branches of the U.S. government . Affected by his friend's death, Malcolm asks FBI chief, Crawford (Dan Lauria), to put him on the case, but Crawford refuses and tells him to stay away for safety analysis . </P>

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