Did the writers get a lobotomy between films?

Rating: 2/10 (7 September 2019)

This movie stands in stark contrast to its predecessor, nowehere has the idea that sequels can't live up to the original been more true than here.
The movie has so many moments that are clearly supposed to be tense, yet come off funny because of poor presentation. If this had been intentional it would've made a good comedy. Which is a shame, because a good comedy would've actually been watchable.
The characters are a combination of cheap stereotypes, half baked psychological ideas and downright weirdness. Every character that isn't a main character feels not even slightly fleshed out, more like a marrionette being lurched around by the writers for some uninspired plot device role.
I can see why some people like this film, it brings up a lot of psychological issues that always get attention in today's world. In the real world people who bring up these issues gain popularity, regardless of whether they present their ideas intelligently or even understand anything about the actual issues they're discussing, and obviously the film industry has learned. It perpetuates bad stereotypes and *shouldn't* be popular by any means, but just like an on-the-rocks celebrity looking to for attention to stay relevant, it'll get what it wants