Meh... not that great

Rating: 5/10 (16 February 2014)

The first movie ended with Elise dying, presumably killed by Josh, and this one this movie starts off with the ramifications. The good news is that the son is no longer possessed, but the bad news is that Josh now probably is (by a different demon). The family moves into yet another new house, but Rene once again starts seeing spooky images and entities. This time it seems to be Josh who is possessed, as he now starts exhibiting strange behavior. Josh's mother hire Tucker and Specs, the paranormal investigators from the first movie, as well as investigator Carl, to investigate the circumstances of Elises' death. Once again we learn that demons are to blame.
I think to plot from this movie is too similar to the first one. There also aren't as many real scares this time, most of them are just cheap. Also, my biggest complaint of the first movie was that the last act was boring and dragged on too long, and that kind of happens here, but thankfully its shorter this time and the climax is a bit more exciting. The story is just plain confusing at times, like how the humans enter and exit the Further(the spirit world). I also thought Tucker and Specs were really annoying characters.
The good things are that we get more of Joshs' backstory this time to explain how he got possessed. We learn more about the spirit world, too. The scares that do work are really effective, so at least there's that.
Insidious 2 is nice if you are a horror fan, but those who liked the 1st will probably be underwhelmed by this.