Although by no means classic cinema, it was entertaining and boasted an entertaining premise, taking typical slasher-film shenanigans and dressing them up in the context of popular urban legends. Instead of being a continuation of the first movie, this one is intended to be more of a thematic successor. Its events are inspired by the original, and only two characters carry over. Or, at least, that's what's supposed to be happening. There is a similar lethargy to many of the other plot points.
Characters appear just so that they can serve as the next victim.
People die and are not mentioned again for huge stretches of time. This is moviemaking at its most mechanical. There is little in the way of characterisation to speak of, and few of the castmembers engender any interest or sympathy. The revelation that one character has a twin, for example, is completely defused by the fact that we knew nothing about the character in the first place. Amy is a dull, monotonous character, and the filmmakers seem to assume that we will empathise with her simply because she's the main character, not because they have established her as somebody worthy of our interest.