This time, the concept actually works...

Rating: 8/10 (5 July 2001)

Scary Movie 2 is a far tamer version of Scary Movie, but this time, the gags are actually funny. The first Scary Movie was too much, both in shock value and in concept. A parody of a parody, littered with parody that Scary Movie 1 was made the movie cumbersome and boring. SM1 tried to have a backbone, but the backbone crippled the movie
Less really is more with this movie. The storyline has no backbone, nor does it try, which puts the focus on the gags. You're not going to get Schindler's List-like depth from this movie. This is a fun movie, and a really fun one at that.
The problem with tamer gags is that people will expect more from the sequel. However, if you found SM1 to be overly gross, this movie will be more to your liking.