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I Spit on Your Grave 2
2013 106 min United States of America R 18+
★4.7
Thriller, Horror, Crime
Director: Steven R. Monroe
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Description
Broke, and in desperate need to update her portfolio, New York City model Katie calls a number from a tear-off flyer offering free photos. But this innocent attempt quickly turns into an unthinkable kidnapping nightmare where she's ripped away from everyone and everything she knows.
US Gross:
$809
Worldwide:
$678,604
Starring
Jemma Dallender
Actor
Joe Absolom
Actor
Yavor Baharov
Actor
Key opinion
I Spit on Your Grave 2 is widely dismissed by critics as a formulaic and hollow rehash of its predecessor that substitutes narrative substance with excessive, gratuitous sadism. While a small minority of viewers find technical competence in the cinematography or survival sequences, the majority criticize the film for its shallow characters, poor acting, and illogical plot progression.
| Screenplay | The film relies on a redundant and predictable narrative structure that simply copies the abuse-and-revenge cycle of the original without adding new ideas. | |
| Emotion | The portrayal of extreme, graphic violence is frequently criticized as being gratuitous and sadistic rather than narratively meaningful. | |
| Acting | The performances are almost universally panned as amateurish and unconvincing, failing to ground the film's extreme content in any real sense of humanity. | |
| Cinematography | The film's technical execution is divisive; some appreciate the competent cinematography and construction-tool-based violence, while others describe the visual style as non-existent or akin to low-budget pornography. | |
| Pacing | The pacing is viewed as problematic, with viewers polarized between finding the film a tedious slog and an exhausting exercise in nihilistic shock. |