Fresh
Most of [Wan's] peers shoot a bunch of scenes and let the editor make a smoothie. Wan no longer relies on visual gibberish. He has become a classicist in that sense.
Wesley Morris, Grantland
Insidious: Chapter 2
It will take what you love most.
2013 · 1h 46m · PG-13
Horror, Thriller
Directed by
James Wan
Overview
The haunted Lambert family seeks to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
38%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Characters in Whannell/Wan screenplays speak with the first-draft expository bluntness of a cheap '50s thriller, letting the characters step on some of the best reveals.
Jesse Hassenger, AV Club
Rotten
Though there's some admirably clever plotting to interweave the film's second half with events in the original, it's simply not as scary.
Ian Buckwalter, The Atlantic
Rotten
Insidious: Chapter 2 is not only unnecessary but it commits the cardinal sin of devaluing its predecessor.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Rotten
An increasing amount of metaphysical backtracking dilutes the few simple jolts that do work this time around.
William Goss, Film.com
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