Movie Reviews: "Insidious Chapter 2"

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Movie Reviews: Insidious Chapter 2


The last time a horror flick directed by James Wan hit the screens, it surprisingly drew rave reviews from critics. That film was The Conjuring, which went on to earn $135 million at the domestic box office and $260 million worldwide, putting it in the top five among all horror/supernatural films, according to BoxOfficeMojo.com.

Wan's latest film, Insidious Chapter 2, on the other hand, is getting the back of the hand from virtually every major critic.





Jeannette Catsoulis describes it in the New York Times as:

"A mess from start to finish."





Michael O'Sullivan describes it in the Washington Post as:

"Creatively bankrupt."





Sara Stewart remarks in the New York Post that it is:

"A typical feature of Scooby Doo-derivative plotting."





Claudia Puig comments in USA Today:

"Predictability lurks in every dusty nook of this sequel."





Robert Abele remarks in the Los Angeles Times:

"After the pleasurable free fall into old-fashioned nightmare artistry that was last summer's The Conjuring, this busy-yet-dull sequel feels like Wan robotically flexing his manipulation of fright-film signposts, an exercise more silly than sinister."

-IMDb News