The reviews are in for "Insidious: Chapter 2" and critics suggest you go watch Patrick Wilson in "The Conjuring" if you want a truly scary film.
Ouch! Critics are always particularly harsh on horror film reviews because they flirt with the line between fear and funny; if directors are not careful, their scary flick can easily turn into a cheesy film with no scares.
I have yet to see "Insidious: Chapter 2," but the industry critics seem to have unanimously agreed the sequel is horrible.
Check out the review snippets below, but keep in mind not everyone has the same taste when it comes to judging horror films.
The New York Times review:
"A mess from start to finish - though, judging by the ending, this story won't be over any time soon - "Insidious: Chapter 2" is the kind of lazy, halfhearted product that gives scary movies a bad name. From its robotic acting to its generic props (enough already with the self-motivated children's toys), this shoddy sequel, tacked together with the cynicism of a carnival barker, suggests that the director, James Wan, is long overdue for a vacation."
USA Today's take on the film:
"Predictability lurks in every dusty nook of this sequel. It incorporates hackneyed tropes -pianos suddenly starting to play, children's toys coming to life, the sound of infant screams emanating from baby monitors and that creaky old staple, terrifying monsters lurking in the closet. Children are the targets, and a malevolent old hag is behind the mayhem. (The killer that does her evil bidding was once a tormented child.) But despite its endless string of clichés, Insidious 2 is convoluted, illogical and unintentionally, stupidly funny."
The Washington Post says the film is an "overly busy mess:"
"Although "Insidious" had built up a nice head of suspense for much of the film, its final act was absurdly out of proportion to the delicious sense of dread that had been created by director James Wan and writer Leigh Whannell, who, since collaborating on the 2004 "Saw," have made a name for themselves as horror auteurs. Here, they try to outdo what they did in "Insidious," piling on plot twists borrowed from a host of other movies that, while in some cases are genuinely creepy, turn "Chapter 2" into a bustling, overly busy mess."
