Brahms: The Boy II
STX Entertainment | Release Date: February 21, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
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5
Negative:
8
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
58
The A.V. ClubJesse HassengerFeb 21, 2020
None of the mounting dread is surprising, and only some of it is more effective than the average haunted-whatever picture. But Brahms himself remains an oddball delight. Read full review
50
IndieWireKate ErblandFeb 21, 2020
There aren’t that many minutes to mess up, but the film manages to make it feel much longer. At just 86 minutes, Brahms: The Boy II should fly by, but the film lurches forward with its momentum punctuated by bad jump scares and odd flashback sequences. Read full review
40
Film ThreatAlex SavelievFeb 22, 2020
None of it is remotely frightening or original, the admittedly good-looking film adding nothing new to this unfortunate horror subgenre. Read full review
40
SlashfilmChris EvangelistaFeb 21, 2020
It’s a film completely devoid of energy, or atmosphere. It’s so boring at times that it’s almost impressive. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayFeb 20, 2020
Like its predecessor, “The Boy II” is a fairly corny and stodgy spook-show, with a few good jolts and one genuinely creepy killer toy. Read full review
35
TheWrapWilliam BibbianiFeb 21, 2020
The film has no suspense, wit or shock value. It’s too ploddingly paced to elicit a proper jump scare, and it’s nowhere near insightful enough to get under the skin. The only thing interesting about this disappointing follow-up is how it takes the original film down with it, retroactively hurting the chances of “The Boy” becoming a beloved cult classic. Read full review
30
Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovFeb 24, 2020
It doesn’t work, however, and the end result is one long yawn of mediocrity, devoid of any genuine suspense, hobbled by incoherent plotting, and ending on a note of goofy what-the-fuckery. Read full review
30
We Got This CoveredMatt DonatoFeb 21, 2020
Brahms: The Boy II seems to want nothing to do with its original, which is an odd and detrimental outcome for your direct continuation of Brahms' ongoing story. Read full review
25
The PlaylistAsher LubertoFeb 22, 2020
The horror genre also comes with a short list of demands that must be followed: Build a tense mood, a terrifying atmosphere, and tumultuous characters. “The Boy 2” rejects all of these. Instead, director William Brent Bell settles for a basement full of cliches. Read full review
25
RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoFeb 20, 2020
It’s a film with alternating shots of Katie Holmes looking scared and the doll looking creepy. Rinse and repeat. And it becomes so tediously boring that your mind will wander. Read full review
25
Movie NationRoger MooreFeb 20, 2020
There is one seriously suspenseful scene in the script, and it’s suspenseful because the trailers to the movie have given it away. Nothing else in it is scary, and the third act’s a career-killing embarrassment. Read full review
22
PolygonCharles BramescoFeb 22, 2020
Watching a foot-tall plaything flip over a dinner table would be either hilarious or terrifying, and either direction would be an improvement over the flavorless slurry Bell is dishing up. Read full review
20
The GuardianBenjamin LeeFeb 21, 2020
It’s so punishingly dull to watch, filled with dry, perfunctory dialogue from Stacey Menear’s consistently uninventive script and shot without even a glimmer of style, that even at a brisk 86 minutes, it feels like unending torture. Read full review
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