Insidious: Chapter 2
FilmDistrict | Release Date: September 13, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
40
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Mixed or average reviews based on 30 Critic Reviews
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14
Negative:
10
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
38
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliSep 15, 2013
It is now weighed down by a second half that's equal parts incoherent, tedious, and repetitive. Read full review
37
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanSep 13, 2013
A bustling, overly busy mess. Read full review
25
New York PostSara StewartSep 30, 2013
At the start of Insidious 2, a young woman opens her mouth to speak and someone else’s voice comes out of her. Demonic possession? Nope, just some inexplicable dubbing to kick off this clunker of a horror sequel. Read full review
25
USA TodayClaudia PuigSep 12, 2013
Insidious: Chapter 2 appears to be the sum of the unusable parts from James Wan's recent haunted house feature "The Conjuring." Read full review
25
Slant MagazineChris CabinSep 12, 2013
A full realization of the very worst fears one could imagine when its director, James Wan, unexpectedly emerged from the torture-porn murk with its original, spiritedly directed predecessor. Read full review
25
The PlaylistCharlie SchmidlinSep 12, 2013
Why, besides a stellar opening weekend, does this extended narrative exist? Read full review
20
Village VoiceNick SchagerSep 17, 2013
Insidious Chapter 2 picks up where its predecessor left off-- in abject silliness. Read full review
20
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisSep 12, 2013
A mess from start to finish — though, judging by the ending, this story won’t be over any time soon — Insidious: Chapter 2 is the kind of lazy, halfhearted product that gives scary movies a bad name. Read full review
20
Time Out LondonNigel FloydSep 10, 2013
For all but the most forgiving horror fans, this is a lazy, stupid and incoherent failure. Read full review
11
Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovSep 15, 2013
Insidious: Chapter 2 is perhaps an even more scattershot mess than its predecessor. Whannell's script is so rife with portentous backstory, third-act goofiness, and a denouement that practically screams "Insidious 3: Same Old Shit," that the film as a whole is jarring, and not in a good way. Read full review
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