Paranormal Activity 2 : Movie Review


As blatant a rehash of its predecessor as one could have possibly envisioned, Paranormal Activity 2 follows a family of four (mom, dad, a teenage daughter, and an infant son) as they're terrorized by an increasingly malevolent force. The film, directed by Tod Williams, boasts an opening half hour that's generally akin to watching someone else's home videos, with the periodic appearances by the first film's protagonist (Katie Featherston's Katie) injecting the proceedings with much needed bursts of dread (ie is she actually Katie or is she a demon disguised as Katie?) And though the movie boasts a decidedly repetitive structure - much like the original, the film alternates between its sinister nighttime segments and its comparatively lighthearted daytime counterparts - there's little doubt that Paranormal Activity 2 ultimately fares slightly better than its pervasively lackluster forebear.

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Author : David Nusair