Nothing left to the imagination.

Rating: 6/10 (9 December 2013)

"Insidious" was a great idea - a clever, even original, premise hamstrung by its abject non-subtlety.
"Insidious: Chapter 2" shares the flaws of its forerunner: doors opening and closing, screws unscrewing, lights failing, bangs banging and virtually corporeal ghosts able to communicate with living people as easily and fluently as you and I could chat using instant messaging.
James Wan and Leigh Whannell clearly have some creepy stories to tell and much to contribute to the genre, but until they're willing to pull their punches a bit and accept that less is so often more (especially in horror), their films will continue to fall short of being genuine horror classics.