Not as Good as the First

Rating: 5/10 (12 September 2007)

Now it really takes a lot for me to dislike any film really. Even if I don't like a film and I say so, I try my hardest to write at least something positive about it.
For me even though this film wasn't too bad it really shouldn't have been made. Granted it was pretty obvious that a sequel was going to be made given the cliffhanger ending of the previous movie but I didn't expect this. I thought it would concentrate more on Clear and Alex rather than just bringing in a whole new cast and list of people to kill. Should have known.
The cast was not bad but unfortunately they were given very little to do with their characters. Aside from Kimberly and the police officer none of the new additions were developed properly. I couldn't feel sorry for them when they got killed off.
Now that I'm done criticizing I can discuss the good parts. Overall this film is still good. It lost some of the creepiness that the first one possessed but regained a bit with the appearance of the mortician. He was great the first time around and was just as good here.
Kimberly was also a nice addition. She was done very well having been portrayed wonderfully by A.J. Cook and I enjoyed watching her. I would have felt bad if she died.
I can say as well that the way death was working backwards was interesting. Certainly not something that I saw coming.
I didn't however approve of them killing Alex and Clear. They were my favorites and needn't have died.
Despite that though it's not that bad of a film. The acting is mostly good and the deaths while a bit over the top are creative and interesting. Well worth watching but don't expect it to live up to the first because it won't. 5 out of 10.