Right, well, while I wasn't familiar with the 2016 movie "The Doll" from director Rocky Soraya, I still opted to sit down and watch the 2017 sequel "The Doll 2", also from director Rocky Soraya, without having seen the first movie. Why? Well, solely because I enjoy horror movies and Asian cinema. And with "The Doll 2" being an Indonesian movie that I had neither seen nor heard about, of course I had to check it out.
I have no idea whether or not the storyline in "The Doll 2" is connected to the storyline in the 2016 first movie. But it felt like a stand-alone movie, and I didn't really feel that I was missing out on understanding anything by not having watched the first movie. The storyline in "The Doll 2" is nicely written by writers Riheam Junianti, Rocky Soraya and Fajar Umbara, though I have to say that you have no chance of guessing the outcome of the storyline, as there are no hints given as to what was the cause of the haunting. And the movie does take a drastic turn once it becomes revealed, not to mention a lot more bloody and violent as well, which I definitely enjoyed.
Of the entire cast ensemble, I was only familiar with leading actress Luna Maya. The acting performances in the movie were good and helped bring the characters to life in a believable manner.
Visually then the movie was good. I liked the special effects in the movie.
"The Doll 2" was actually better than I had anticipated it would be. Let's be honest, the concept of scary dolls have been used so much that it is wearing thin already, but director Rocky Soraya actually pulled this one off nicely.
If you enjoy Asian horror movies, then "The Doll 2" is well-worth checking out. I was adequately and genuinely entertained throughout the course of the 117 minutes that the movie ran for.
My rating of "The Doll 2" lands on a six out of ten stars.
