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Here's the thing - if you like the first movie, you might like it, but it just falls incredibly flat. Alex, a film-student, basically gets obsessed with the events of the first film and ends up dragging a group of his friends to the hospital of the first film to investigate. Super simple concept, and it fails to bring anything meaningful or really... scary?

The first film actually had a story, where this one... not really. The whole story revolves around Alex and his friend's investigation but none of them are really likable characters. Alex is a total jerk and condescending to his friends, Jennifer spends most of the movie crying or obsessing over Alex, Trevor is, surprisingly, the only character who shows a bit of reason, despite being portrayed as goofy. Tessa and Jared don't really make much of an impact at all.

Unlikable characters combined with a lackluster script make it a dull sequel. If you're looking for a horror movie that'll make you laugh, and maybe jump, go for it.

I was pleasantly surprised by this film, and I think it really works in it's mockumentary style. The acting is incredible, and I really can't stress that enough. The movie gets under your skin subtly, it's the feeling that something's just not quite right and makes you start thinking just a little bit more.

There are few unnecessary twists, like previous reviewers mentioned, things that aren't really returned to, that could have been done without.

The best scare is towards the end that leaves you just disturbed the more you think about it. It isn't a jump scare, and I think that's what makes it so disturbing. You can see and feel it coming, and you just have to sit there and wait for it.

Overall, definitely recommend the movie if you want one that's going to leave you just disturbed and uncomfortable.

Let me preface this by saying that my initial interest in the film came after it started trending on Twitter a few days ago, and so I'd already seen, and knew, about the content of the film, and had received a few warnings going in. That being said, I found that, none the less, the movie still disturbed me.

Firstly, the first twenty or so minutes, before Megan goes missing, are boring and not a lot happens. There's some cringy dialogue that doesn't really feel natural, and the acting is subpar. It seems like the writer wasn't entirely sure how 13/14 year old's really acted, and so we're left with stiff performances and dialogue that seems like it's trying too hard. Given the fact that we're meant to believe that these characters are so young, the majority of their characterization just seems much older.

Along with the poor acting (which, not a whole lot the actresses could have done with the script given), there's also our villain, who, like Megan and Amy, is stiff and unrealistic.

Overall, the most interesting parts of the film happen in the last twenty minutes after Amy is abducted as well, but even then, interesting isn't really the word. These are the scariest parts of the movie. It unnerves you, the reality of what is going on, the infamous barrel scene.

The movie ISN'T bad, if you can get past the dialogue, at least, not the last twenty minutes. Honestly, it makes the whole movie. Is it as scary as everyone hyped it up to be? No. Is it disturbing? Yes, in a different way. Definitely check the parent's guide for potential trigger's, however, as the film does contain quite a few.