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Grave Encounters 2
2012 95 min Canada, United States of America R 18+
★4.6
Horror
Director: John Poliquin
Trailers
Description
Tortured by the ghosts of the demonized insane asylum that killed the crew of GRAVE ENCOUNTERS, film students fight to escape death as their own paranormal investigation goes terribly wrong in this horrifying sequel.
Starring
Richard Harmon
Actor
Shawn C. Phillips
Actor
Jennica Fulton
Actor
Key opinion
Grave Encounters 2 attempts a meta-narrative experiment by treating the first film as a fictional event, though it is largely viewed as an inferior successor. While some appreciate its expanded lore and ambitious concept, the consensus highlights a lack of original scares and weaker character work compared to the original.
| Originality | The film fails to replicate the genuine dread of the original, relying heavily on recycled scares and predictable tropes. | |
| Screenplay | The meta-fictional premise, which frames the first film as a real-life event, creates an interesting narrative expansion but ultimately undermines the immersion of the found-footage format. | |
| Acting | Performances are inconsistent, with many viewers finding the new cast of students less empathetic and believable than the original protagonists. | |
| Direction | The camera work is highly polarizing, with some viewers finding the persistent shaking and aggressive first-person movement physically nauseating and irritating. | |
| Ending | The third act and conclusion are widely regarded as confusing, absurd, or logically inconsistent with the established rules of the series. |