Oedipus not the king.

Rating: 6/10 (31 March 2000)

Still fun: it was never going to live up to the original, but its remarkable how shoddy this sequel is. The comedy is minimised in favour of excessive violence, which, because the script avoids building up character, has, ironically, less impact than the original. The early dispatch of Sarah Michelle Gellar without giving her anything to do is criminal, while Neve Campbell's inexpressivity is almost Franjuesque. The amusingly pretentious references to Greek theatre add to the spirit of play and do give force to the film's best scene, when Gail watches Dewey (as Oedipus) being attacked.