Insidious: Chapter 2

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First time viewed: Yes
Current Release: Yes
Watched With: Tyler, Kate

A horror film sequel that has a very tricky task of having to follow on from the slight cliffhanger of the last film and continue to scare us when so much has been revealed in the last film. James Wan and Leigh Whannell managed to creatively work in the events of the first film and further the mythology as well as resolve some issues left hanging from the first instalment, which is an impressive feat.

Where the film is let down is in the creation of a new villain that just failed to produce any scary moments for me. And the bumbling comedic sidekicks are given more to do here which will undoubtedly annoy many. I didn't actually mind them much in the first film but that was in much smaller doses.

There's certainly enough here to make it worthwhile but repeating some of the same scares doesn't quite have the same impact the second time around.