Starting off with the positives for this film, easily the first thing that comes to mind is the cast. The actors who return just look like their having the time of their lives with this film. Robbie Amell is once again the standout just playing this wacky over the top yet charismatic maniac, Judah Lewis, even though he's a little older, is still able to capture our hearts as this young misunderstood kid who is traumatised by what happened to him, Emily Alyn Lind is great in her extended role and Jenny Ortega is a very nice addition to the film. The rest of the cast is great but those four were the standouts for me.
Also like the first film, you just feel this films energy from the very start of it. You get the sense of fun and never does it feel like it's taking itself too seriously. Like a party, once it gets going, it doesn't stop until it's over and that helps you get really invested into the film.
Finally, the comedy is back and it still works. Now I will say it's not as strong as the first film but you do get a good few laughs and the cast have great comedic timing.
Onto the mixed aspect of the film and the first thing that you've got to talk about is Samara Weaving. Now a mild spoiler but she is in this film. She does appear but how she is used is quite underwhelming so for how much as I love her as an actress and her character in these films, I wish she was used more.
Also while I liked Jenny Ortega, I'm very mixed on her character. She's a good strong minded female who can hold her own but as the film goes on, it's very predictable on how she'll be used throughout the remainder of the film.
Onto the negatives and from what I've seen on social media, this is a very divisive film and I can understand why. Now I'm going to try my best not to reveal spoilers but this was a very very disappointing film for me for a number of reasons.
First of all, there is a mix of good and bad ideas that, for me personally, was executed all wrong. The good ideas involve disbelief, bringing back previous characters, redemption and besides the second one, they're not executed well at all. The bad ideas involve rehashed plot elements and the films main villain and that didn't work me at all. Particularly with the villain twist, the way the reveal played out and just how they styled the villain felt like they were used as a Samara Weaving replacement and it was that moment where I stopped enjoying the film.
With the rehashed plot elements, I really don't like it when sequels do this and though I understood why they did this, it's just so in your face with how they're executed.
There's also an issue with certain extended cues. The stylisation is severely overused in this film to the point where it feel director McG borrowed elements from a certain Edgar Wright film and a few minor characters have extended roles in this film and god are they really bad. They're annoying and so irrelevant to the plot to the point where if you edited their scenes out, it wouldn't affect the film at all.
Finally this is a bit of a nitpick but this film also has an overabundance of plot conveniences. What I loved about the first film were certain clever setups and foreshadowing but with this film, stuff happens with no explanation or without setup.
Overall this was a frustratingly disappointing film that really soured my mood for the rest of my night. There's one detail I want to elaborate on further involving Emily Alyn Linds character but at the same time, I don't want to spoil the film and any more than that will potentially spoil it for viewers.
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