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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80
VarietyScott FoundasSep 12, 2013
A modestly scaled and highly pleasurable sequel to Wan’s low-budget 2011 smash that should have genre fans begging for thirds. Read full review
75
Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallSep 12, 2013
Wan in particular is pacing today's movie horror by reverting to the past. There's a touch of Hammer Films in his haunted house atmospheres, and Roger Corman in his groaning comic relief from the dread. Read full review
70
New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriSep 15, 2013
Insidious: Chapter 2 may be somewhat uneven, but at a certain point near the end, I realized I hadn’t taken any notes during the second half. For all its weirdness, the film had utterly transported me. Bring on Chapter 3. Read full review
70
The DissolveKeith PhippsSep 12, 2013
Though Wan is stepping away from horror, at least for now, to direct the next The Fast And The Furious sequel, the latest Insidious entry suggests he’s a long way from running out of new tricks, or at least finding infinite variations on old ones. Read full review
63
Chicago Sun-TimesSandy CohenSep 12, 2013
It offers a good dose of non-gory scares, tells a story of supernatural time travel that recalls elements of “Inception,” and pays homage to the genre Wan and Whannell love. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsSep 12, 2013
The sequel's not bad; it's not slovenly. Some of the jolts are effectively staged and filmed, and Wan is getting better and better at figuring out what to do with the camera, and maneuvering actors within a shot for maximum suspense, while letting his design collaborators do the rest. But Leigh Whannell's script is a bit of a jumble. Read full review
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