Good,but inevitably not as much so as the original

Rating: Null/10 (12 March 2002)

STAR RATING:*****Unmissable****Very Good***Okay**You Could Go Out For A Meal Instead*Avoid At All Costs
Part of the tagline to the original Scary Movie said 'no sequel.'However,seeing how successful (and rightfully so) the original was and seeing how this type of movie usually gets some kind of follow up anyway,this has not been adhered.And,despite many bad reviews,the sequel performed just as well at the box office as the original did.This could well have been because it was released around the time of September 11,when the movie-going public needed something light hearted and funny to keep them going.But the film can actually in this reviewer's opinion succeed on its own levels.It's almost as funny as the first film,just not quite.It begins,however,with a rather unfunny and pointless Exorcist parody (what's the point,Leslie Nielsen's Repossessed had already done that.)But from here on in,the laughs,aided by the wisely short running time and Anna Faris's attractive appearance,flow thick and fast.***