The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death (2015)

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  TheMovieDiorama

  3 / 10

  The Woman In Black: Angel of Death is the perfect tame remedy for insomnia. First time I watched this, I fell asleep. Thought to purchase it to give it another go and guess what? I fell asleep. There is something about this dull monotonous horror sequel that just puts me in a state of fatigue. I have no idea why. England is in the midst of a war, and a group of children take shelter at Eel Marsh House where the ghostly titular "Woman In Black" resides. This sequel means well. It's clear that the production values, eerie atmosphere and decent direction from Harper amount to what should've been a mildly scary horror film. But alas here we are, the first weekend of 2015 and the curse for atrocious horror films continues. The acting was wasted. You obtain the star quality of Irvine and McCrory and do nothing with them, all the attention is on Fox who unfortunately suffers from "Scared but Stupid Syndrome". Y'know what I mean. Going down to a creepy dark basement shouting "hello, is there anyone there?" whilst looking unfazed by the whole situation or actively pursuing a malicious spectral entity instead of actually putting her foot down and persuading her colleague to leave. It's predictably clichéd. Littered with jump scares that aren't inventively used, just the typical pop up of a speeding crow or mysterious hand accompanied with a loud piercing noise. The "Woman In Black" herself seemed more youthful since her last outing, she was hardly frightening at all. The environment and the items within it aren't put to use at all, unlike its predecessor which utilised horrifically ancient toys to enhance the horror. There's just no memorability to it and unfortunately the same story is recycled. The lack of tension within the narrative has transformed what should've been a horror into a dramatic war flick (whilst still lacking any real drama). Something happens at the end but I couldn't tell you because I can never get to it without snoozing. I did rewind it back the next morning though, so don't worry...it's still boring. "Angel of Death"? More like "Angel of Narcolepsy".

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