Review of Alone in the Dark 2 (2008) by Psypher P — 30 Sep 2008
Alone in the Dark, eh? Doesn't really leave much room for interpretation does it? How hard is it to make a film where someone (however briefly) is ALONE in the fucking DARK. Impossible, apparently.
The first act begins with the vague promise that maybe, just maybe, there could be a good film in here. Then an entire squad of gun-toting idiots turn up and cart our hero (who spends his time looking bewildered or lying down) off to the sun-filled forests of upstate New York. At this point any semblance of a plot falls on its arse and dies as our entourage (of at least 6 while we're here alone in the not-very-dark) get deservedly picked off as they try to mow down our spectral villain with guns. Yep, occultists fighting spooks with GUNS. Honestly, it's like they had a bullet-quota to meet.
There's some nonsense about witches, a lab (which is a cave, BTW) a dagger and...stuff. Oh, and our hero, during one of his frequent lying-the-fuck-down sessions, watches as someone else saves the day (okay, it's followed by the kind of attempt at an epilogue-twist which any and all involved should be ashamed of themselves for being party to but I was too busy watching Lance "Bullets Bounce off My Ass" Henriksen to really follow).
Alone in the Dark indeed...
This review of Alone in the Dark 2 (2008) was written by Psypher P on 30 Sep 2008.
Alone in the Dark 2 has generally received very negative reviews.
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