INSIDIOUS CHAPTER 2: B
Better than the first one. Better scares, better pacing and a more captivating story. The first film tried too hard to be ambiguous and struggled with the balance of conceal and reveal. This one asked questions and answered them at an appropriate pace. It kept you guessing to the point of interest and then unveiled before the point of annoyance.
It was a clever film, full of interesting twists that advanced the story. Nothing unnecessary or convenient, each moment pivotal as well as believable to the plot.
The only real criticism here and its more of a issue of taste and expectation than it is that of delivery. The film has such a tone of horror. A build up of terrifying, bone chilling fear. An atmosphere created to bleach its audience white with scare.
Yet by the end of the film, the environment changes to one of action. Almost humorous. As if reading Stephen King, and the next page is a Saturday morning funny. It's a change in tone that makes you think at one second the exorcist might appear and then the next you're waiting for the Ghostbusters.
Overall, good film. A little shaky on the transitions towards the end.
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