Paranormal Activity 2
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Just as Daniel and Kristi welcome a newborn baby into their home, a demonic presence begins terrorizing them, tearing apart their perfect world and turning it into an inescapable nightmare.
What critics thought
A sequel that divides along familiar lines: some found it a worthy expansion of the original's slow-burn dread, while others felt it retreated into diminishing returns. The found-footage mechanics are still effective for some, but the mixed critical response suggests the formula was already showing wear on its second outing.
“The images all point down, which is subtly disquieting, and each one is composed with enough wide-angle space and distance, and enough nooks and crannies, so that even when nothing is happening, the often dead-silent shots tend to grow scarier the more you look at them… It made me jump, sweat, and chew my fingernails.”
Owen Gleiberman·Entertainment Weekly
Genres
Horror, Mystery
Cast & Crew
Tod WilliamsDirector
Sprague GraydenKristi Rey
Brian BolandDaniel Rey
Molly EphraimAli Rey
Katie FeatherstonKatie Featherston
Micah SloatMicah Sloat
Vivis ColombettiMartine
Michael R. PerryWriter
Christopher LandonWriter
Michael SimmondsCinematographyFrom the studio
Paranormal Activity 2
Just as Daniel and Kristi welcome a newborn baby into their home, a demonic presence begins terrorizing them, tearing apart their perfect world and turning it into an inescapable nightmare.
What critics thought
A sequel that divides along familiar lines: some found it a worthy expansion of the original's slow-burn dread, while others felt it retreated into diminishing returns. The found-footage mechanics are still effective for some, but the mixed critical response suggests the formula was already showing wear on its second outing.
“The images all point down, which is subtly disquieting, and each one is composed with enough wide-angle space and distance, and enough nooks and crannies, so that even when nothing is happening, the often dead-silent shots tend to grow scarier the more you look at them… It made me jump, sweat, and chew my fingernails.”
Owen Gleiberman·Entertainment Weekly
Genres
Horror, Mystery
Cast & Crew
Tod WilliamsDirectorSprague GraydenKristi ReyBrian BolandDaniel ReyMolly EphraimAli ReyKatie FeatherstonKatie FeatherstonMicah SloatMicah SloatVivis ColombettiMartineMichael R. PerryWriterChristopher LandonWriterMichael SimmondsCinematographyFrom the studio
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