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The Witch: Part 2 - The Other One
마녀 2
2022 137 min South Korea 18+
★6.7
Action, Mystery, Thriller, Science Fiction
Director: Park Hoon-jung
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Description
A girl wakes up in a huge secret laboratory, then accidentally meets another girl who is trying to protect her house from a gang. The mystery girl overthrows the gang with her unexpected powers, and laboratory staff set out to find her.
US Gross:
$143,723
Worldwide:
$23.07M
Starring
Shin Si-ah
Actor
Jo Min-soo
Actor
Kim Da-mi
Actor
Awards
7 nominations total
Key opinion
The Witch 2: The Other One expands the franchise's superhuman world with high-budget action, but struggles to match the focus and storytelling quality of its predecessor. Opinions are deeply divided on whether the film functions as an entertaining spectacle or a confusing, bloated setup for a future installment.
| Production | The production quality and visual scale provide a high-budget, polished look that elevates the action sequences. | |
| Screenplay | The film prioritizes world-building for a future third installment at the expense of a cohesive, standalone narrative. | |
| Direction | The action choreography is technically impressive and visceral, though some viewers find it inconsistent in its intensity. | |
| Pacing | The 137-minute runtime feels bloated to some, with a slow-paced middle act that fails to adequately develop the protagonist. | |
| Screenplay | The plot is criticized for being overly convoluted and lacking sufficient explanation, leaving viewers struggling to follow character motivations. |