Written by James Wan And Leigh Whannell
Directed by Leigh Whannell
Josh: "I know what happened. I went in that place to get our son back and something evil followed me, who killed Elise."
With the first movie being such a hit, it's not a surprise that a sequel happened at such a quick pace. Nor was it surprising that the ending of the first movie would have consequences for this one.
At the end of the previous movie, we saw the death of Elise Rainier (Lin Shaye) at the hands of a possessed Josh Lambert (Patrick Wilson). Needless to say that freaked out his wife Renai (Rose Byrne) more than just a tad.
Naturally Elise's death got the police involved and both Josh and Renai along with Dalton (Ty Simpkins), Foster (Andrew Astor) and baby Kali went to live with Lorraine (Barbara Hershey) and that also evoked old memories.
There's flashbacks to a younger Josh being possessed and Barbara seeking out the help from Elise in order to save her son. The return of Specs (Leigh Whannell) and Tucker (Angus Sampson) did reveal how much of a threat that Josh now posed to his own family and there was The Bride In Black (Tom Fitzpatrick).
A serial killer known as Parker, aka The Bride In Black, I thought he made for a decent antagonist in this movie. However it's Patrick Wilson playing the possessed Josh that truly terrified in parts with Dalton having to be the one to save his family from his own father.
The only downside to this movie would be that once again, we've got memories suppressed. I got why the first movie did it but I didn't like it being done a second time. It's a trope that I don't particularly care for.
- The movie set up the events of Elise being able to visit a comatose girl named Allison.
- Jenna Ortega had a small role in this movie as Annie.
- Standout music: Alan Ett's Waiting For You.
- Chronology: Set in 2010 with 1986 flashbacks for Josh, Lorraine and Elise.
As a follow, I do think Insidious: Chapter 2 made for a decent sequel. We got further expansion on the Lamberts and Elise, a good antagonist with The Bride In Black but memory suppressing knocked it down for me.
Rating: 6 out of 10
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