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Insidious: Chapter 2

Horror, Thriller

The haunted Lambert family seeks to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world.


The critical consensus

Taken as a ghoulish fairground ride, James Wan's Grand Guignol shocker eventually delivers the jolts and thrills it promises.

***(*)(*)Geoffrey Macnab, The Independent, 12/09/2013

It just becomes exasperatingly silly and is never very scary.

**(*)(*)(*)Alistair Harkness, The Scotsman, 14/09/2013

With Wan confidently orchestrating jump scares and bonkers plot twists, this is hugely hokey horror fun that's the match of the original. Bring all the fingers you can - you'll need them to peek through.

****(*)Chris Hewitt, Empire Online, 13/09/2013

It tends to treat its gotcha moments as throwaway wind-ups designed to spill and thus sell more popcorn, but the narrative reframing – opening up a Twin Peaks-like multiverse in which further chapters may yet unfold – is ambitious, and Wan remains a crafty enough director to draw your eye warily across the frame.

***(*)(*)Mike McCahill, The Guardian, 12/09/2013

Anyone who has ever watched a horror movie will have seen all of this before, but Wan's target audience appears to be people with no interest in the genre, content merely for someone to shout "Boo!" loud enough to distract them momentarily from their mobile phones.

*(*)(*)(*)(*)Mark Kermode, The Observer, 15/09/2013

Poltergeist goes Back To The Future with only passable results in a film whose activity is more par for the course than paranormal.

**(*)(*)(*)Mark Samuels, Total Film, 13/09/2013

The shakes and scares are still there, and it’s worth noting that Wan’s genre films have a grip on tension that most horror directors can only dream of, but sadly the Insidious franchise isn’t heading anywhere interesting for anyone other than hardcore fans.

**(*)(*)(*)Eddie Harrison, The List, 10/09/2013

Where and when?

General release. Check local listings for show times.

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