FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S 2
Starring: Josh Hutcherson, Piper Rubio, Elizabeth Lail, Matthew Lillard, Freddy Carter, Wayne Knight, Mckenna Grace, and Skeet Ulrich
Director: Emma Tammi
ROBERT
A movie being bad does not preclude it from being entertaining, but if it meanders without much to say — or is just set up for a future film — it commits a mortal sin of cinematics. Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 should be cast into the seventh circle of movie Hell as it hits every pain point. I think the first film is engaging for a PG-13 horror effort, and it had real stakes for the characters. This one is poorly acted, terribly scripted, and had me asking silly logistical questions throughout instead of holding my focus to the action. Please, no more nights at Freddy’s.
ADRIANO
This feels like low-hanging fruit, but Five Nights at Freddy's 2 is such an embarrassment. Like the first film, it's a hollow joke of a horror film with no tension or narrative cohesion. Now, if you're a long-time fan of the games and you love hearing the names you already know, then have at it, because that's all you get as it ditches the easy-to-adapt terror of the games for nonsense. These are horror films designed for children at the end of the day, and if the non-ending cliffhanger is any indication, we may have to suffer through more of these disasters.
