Jeepers Creepers II
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Release Date: August 29, 2003 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
36
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 29 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
11
Negative:
15
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
Like its predecessor, Jeepers Creepers 2 is that rare modern horror film that remembers audiences are scared far more by what they don't see than by what they do. For that alone, horror fans should be thankful. Read full review
70
L.A. WeeklyScott Foundas
There's greater consistency to it, and considerably more humor, with macabre slapstick and fun-house ghoulishness that, at their best, recall early Tim Burton. Read full review
70
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
Jeepers Creepers aimed for the archetypal primal spookiness of a scary campfire tale, and halfway succeeded. Here, Salva makes it work virtually every step of the way. Read full review
60
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
The tag here is more silly than haunting, but this is still a pretty wild ride, with a fine, knife-wielding score by Bennett Salvay. Read full review
60
VarietyAndy Klein
Substantially better than its predecessor, even while staying strictly within the genre's well-defined boundaries. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
Would be a completely routine horror movie, except that it has a superior director. Watch this film for five minutes, and it's clear that Victor Salva knows how to make movies. Read full review
50
The New York TimesDave Kehr
You don't have to be a horror-movie scholar to know that nothing significant is going to happen in any movie with "2" in the title; the creature has to stay around long enough at least to complete a trilogy and fill out a nice boxed set of DVD's. Read full review
50
Village VoiceGreg Milner
An apparent Atkins devotee, he eschews the carb-heavy corn fields, opting for protein-rich human flesh, primarily a high school basketball team returning home on a lonely highway. Read full review
50
PremiereKelly Borgeson
Viewers should hope Jeepers 2 is the final act in this series. The once-promising Creeper, who we see up close this time, has emerged as a garden-variety killer. Read full review
42
Entertainment WeeklyScott Brown
Writer-director Victor Salva squanders all of his original movie's not-entirely-awfulness and bumbles into the realm of unintentional comedy. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
The film delivers a few slick thrills before beaching itself on an ending that would be chilling if its depiction of unimaginable horror's lingering legacy weren't so muddled. Read full review
40
Film ThreatKevin Carr
A decidedly sharp drop in quality from the first film. It’s still a somewhat decent horror flick if you’re looking for cheap scares and eerie imagery. Read full review
40
Dallas ObserverLuke Y. Thompson
Salva directs cheap thrills effectively, but his own apparent desires come off more frightening than any winged demon. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterMichael Rechtshaffen
The problem once again remains an inability to sustain those de rigueur elements of tension and suspense much beyond those first 20 minutes. Read full review
38
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
It plays better as exasperating comedy than genuine horror -- although there is something terrifying about being stuck in a movie whose idea of a bogeyman is a scarecrow with an eating disorder. Read full review
38
New York PostLou Lumenick
There are a few good jolts - and a moderate amount of spurting blood - but things pretty much proceed exactly as you think they will. Read full review
38
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
There are some nicely gory touches for genre connoisseurs...But JC2 lacks the all-important character development we got in the first installment. Read full review
38
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
This low-budget, high-gore sequel can be effectively frightening at times, and just plain boring, too. The suspense builds, the blood gushes, the momentum dissipates. It's an unsatisfying mix. Read full review
38
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jason Anderson
The monster isn't very interesting (or scary) to look at: he's just an oily, overgrown gremlin. Read full review
38
Chicago TribuneEllen Fox
Horror movies don't have to make sense in the real world, but when you have to help their internal logic along this much, it's pretty much a cue for heckling -- or checking your watch. Read full review
38
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
Want to see a movie where almost everything takes place on a bus? Try "Speed." Jeepers Creepers 2 isn't even worth a peek. Read full review
30
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
Functional but tiresome. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesGene Seymour
Where the first "Jeepers Creepers" came across like a dark, wacky dream, the inevitable Jeepers Creepers 2 seems more like a franchise under construction. Read full review
25
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Supplies us with a first-class creature, a fourth-rate story, and dialogue possibly created by feeding the screenplay into a pasta maker. Read full review
25
Seattle Post-IntelligencerPaul West
What results is a movie as vacuous as the characters on screen. It's not often a movie makes you yearn for the energy and half-baked artistry of "Freddy vs. Jason," but there you have it. Read full review
25
Miami HeraldCharles Savage
A stark regression from the intelligence of the Scream franchise, this teen horror sequel is about as satisfying as low-budget food that's been under the heat lamps too long. Read full review
12
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
The worst horror sequel of this or many another summer. Read full review
12
USA TodayClaudia Puig
The thrills, chills, frights, starts and occasional screams that a good horror film elicits from an audience are not there. Jeepers, the Creeper has little to recommend it. Read full review
0
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Hopefully, someone will grab the torch and, if not run with it, at the very least track down and set fire to the highly combustible prints of this inexcusably inept yawn-a-thon - it's not so much bad as it is unfathomable. Read full review
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