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"The Good Soldier Švejk" still came a bit more entertaining, mainly thanks to the absolutely brilliant Kopecký, who stole a lot of the show for himself. Rudolf Hrušínský continues to deliver a great performance and this time the film truly relies entirely on him. He handles it with bravado, but it somehow doesn't have the same impact. The magic of the first film remains, but since this is the second film, it's just too similar. If the films were merged and made into one, the final result would probably be slightly better. (28.01.2014)

While the first part sometimes successfully entertained me with its satire and irony, it lost points mainly due to the protagonist's "cleverness" more often seeming like trickery, whereas the second half can only manage the lowest forms of humor. Anyone who is supposed to be funny screams incessantly, drinks liters of alcohol, eats whatever comes their way – or some combination of the above. Jaroslav Hašek's language is pleasant, but in this buffoonish form, I am not far from condemning it altogether. (20.01.2021)