Don't Breathe 2

Screen Gems | Release Date: August 13, 2021

6.4	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 102 Ratings

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BigEggsKitchenAug 13, 2021

This movie is so absolutely absurd. So absolutely insane, so incredibly impossible, so wonderfully entertaining, and so charmingly stupid. Stephen Lang’s performance is awesome, and his ending monologue is surprisingly touching.

They beingThis movie is so absolutely absurd. So absolutely insane, so incredibly impossible, so wonderfully entertaining, and so charmingly stupid. Stephen Lang’s performance is awesome, and his ending monologue is surprisingly touching.

They being said in order to enjoy this film you need to be able to pretty much pretend the first doesn’t exist, which defeats a point in a sequel. They should have just made this the first one… Expand

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JLuis_001Aug 25, 2021

A monument to irrelevance.

I don't understand how the original film spawned a sequel. I mean, I get it from the monetary aspect, but I'm quite shocked by the fact that Stephen Lang's character ended up becoming the lead. Is it that theA monument to irrelevance.

I don't understand how the original film spawned a sequel.
I mean, I get it from the monetary aspect, but I'm quite shocked by the fact that Stephen Lang's character ended up becoming the lead.
Is it that the writers and the public forgot that he was the bad guy? And that he really was a bad guy.

Don't Breathe 2 tries too eagerly to make you believe that the once criminal should now be recognized as an anti-hero.
And you know what, that element might have been more plausible if it weren't for the fact that in trying to do so, the writers sacrificed any attempt at an intelligent suspense, like in the original, for a rancid movie that mixes thriller with action, spiced up with an incredibly forced plot device.

A total disappointment. I'm not surprised though.… Expand

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Rebecca31Aug 25, 2021

Don’t Breathe was a film about a blind man who fights off a home invasion, well apparently some genius decided this movie needed a sequel. For anyone wondering I can safely tell you that Don’t Breathe did not need a sequel and there isDon’t Breathe was a film about a blind man who fights off a home invasion, well apparently some genius decided this movie needed a sequel. For anyone wondering I can safely tell you that Don’t Breathe did not need a sequel and there is absolutely no point in Don’t Breathe 2 at all. None.

Set a few years following the home invasion, Norman Nordstrom (Stephen Lang) lives a quiet and isolated life until his past catches up to him. The first thing to note is Don’t Breathe 2 is rated 16 for a reason, the fight scenes are brutal and gory. But that’s about all it has going for it, the gore. I loved the first film but this doesn’t come close, not everything needs a sequel but it seems some films need to learn that lesson the hard way. This had none of the horror and suspense of the first film. You’re not on the edge of your seat holding your breath, you’ll instead find yourself slumped in your chair, bored and glancing at your watch waiting for this ordeal to be over. And in proper horror movie fashion you’ll think it’s finally over only to have an “oh wait it’s not quite over yet” moment. Taking Lang’s character and half-heartedly attempting to turn him into some sort of anti-hero did not work at all. Another issue is because most of you will remain disinterested and bored you can’t help but feel many of the injuries sustained by the main characters don’t stop them from getting back up again like cartoon characters and carrying on as if nothing happened. Yet the same or lesser injury will happen to a clearly disposable character only for it to be more than enough to keep them down or kill them. This is not the kind of thing I should have been thinking about or noticing but I couldn’t help it I was not invested in the film at all which left me with plenty of time to overthink everything. I’m not going to criticise the acting. It’s not their fault to be honest, they’re doing the best they can with what they were given. The film shouldn’t exist and the story doesn’t work on any level, there’s really no getting away from that.

Don’t Breathe 2 is nothing more than a cash grab. I’m all for supporting cinemas especially during this difficult time but believe me when I tell you there are better films out right now that you should see instead. Not recommended, unless you’ve absolutely nothing else to do and you’ve seen all the other movies in the cinemas then by all means go ahead.… Expand

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White_WormSep 3, 2021

Not only is this a far fall from the original's brilliance, this isn't even a good movie, period. The plot is so full of holes the only scary thing about it is if you have Trypophobia (look it up).

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PanchogulNov 22, 2021

Una secuela entretenida, pero innecesaria e incluso llega a ser genérica, lo que le sigue en la segunda mitad parece rebuscado e irrelevante.

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jamessOct 29, 2021

Except for a cash grab, there's absolutely no reason for this movie to exist. The original was a late summer surprise and a great follow up to the director's Evil Dead reboot which indicated they were not a flash in the pan. And I get it. ItExcept for a cash grab, there's absolutely no reason for this movie to exist. The original was a late summer surprise and a great follow up to the director's Evil Dead reboot which indicated they were not a flash in the pan. And I get it. It takes the idea of sympathizing with a criminal (or as in the first, criminals), by setting them up against someone worse. The getting there is absurd and just non sensical. It's one thing for a blind person to get the upper hand in their OWN HOME, it's another when they seemingly have supernatural skills in unfamiliar surroundings. Stephen Lang is very good again and technically the film looks good, but the plot is just plain nuts. Skip it and just rewatch the original.… Expand