Sinister 2 was less frightening than Bughuul having a good ol' boogie with ghost children. Derrickson's original horror film was, much to everyone's dismay, an unexpected surprise for me. Sure some of the jump scares were insanely stupid (the laptop screen moving? Gimme a break...), but the grisly plot, Hawke's acting and cinematography were alluring. Naturally, an unnecessary sequel was to be spawned from the depths of Babylonian mythology, and it's a slapdash low-budget effort with no real purpose to it. No scares, no noteworthy performances and certainly no artistic memorability. Yawn! A family on the run from their abusive father, experience ghostly apparitions who were taken by Bughuul at their rural farmhouse. But Deputy, I mean, Private Investigator "So & So" is on the case to stop this chain of horrific events.
Right, so this is pretty much a lesser re-hash of the original, "okay?". Uninspired Super 8 mm films of death, "okay?". Bughuul standing there looking all cute, "okay?". And a terribly dull performance from Sossamon who says "okay" in every frickin' sentence whilst obviously chewing her gum like a cow grazing, "okay?". "Okay.". "Okay! Okay! Okay!". The abusive father sub-plot, although heavy handed, had some ground for deeper thematic purpose. But then the third act arrives, which was depicted several times in nightmarish visions so was hardly a surprise, using every horror cliché available to ensure that any literary meaning had been taken by "Mr. Boogie" himself. Wait, how did obviously violent father find the farmhouse again? I may had dozed off...!
Regardless, problem is this sub-plot takes precedent over the continued storyline from its predecessor. So the scenes involving the Deputy felt like filler just to throw in some obnoxiously loud jump scares, with the same sound effect as the "lawnmower" Super 8 footage from the first film. Oh, and it ends on a jump scare with "Mr. Boogie Wonderland" peeping his head on screen like an unwanted child. Just leave me alone! Aside from some atmospheric sequences, such as the ominous shadows in the church, this was pointless. Next!
