Mr. One-Two-Three Part 2 (retroactively titled Mister One-Two-Three Strikes Again)[1] is a 1981 Filipino comedy film written and directed by Mike Relon Makiling and starring the comedy trio Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, and Joey de Leon.
[2][3] Critic Lav Diaz criticized the film as simplistically comical and cliché, with its gags already done before by Filipino comedians Dolphy, Chiquito, and Cachupoy, though he noted that it demonstrates the then-current state of comedy films produced in the Philippines.
Conjoined triplets Juan, Toto, and Ricky search for their father as they try to get a job in the city, only to fail every time.
Isagani Cruz, writing for Paradise, gave Mr. One-Two-Three a negative review, stating that though it is better than Bilibid Gays, which he considered "revolting", it is still "plain bad.
"[4] Lav Diaz, writing for the Manila Standard, also gave the film a negative review, criticizing its rushed production ("This fails in the technical aspect") and its simplistic or cliché comedy, containing gags that have already been done by Filipino comedians Dolphy, Chiquito, and Cachupoy such as a scene involving lip-synching to a phonograph.