Review of Hatchet II (2010) by Francisco G — 14 Jun 2013
At a certain part of the film, a character asks "so it's kinda like Jason Voorhees?".
And you know what? Hatchet II is too much like Friday the 13th series.
The original Hatchet didn't aspired to much but was still an ubber gory slasher that moved at a great pace with nice bits of humor here and there. It was an obvious homage to the old slasher flicks but was incredibly fun at doing so, since it never took itself too serious.
The problem with Hatchet II is that it takes itself too seriously. Sure, there are moments of humor here and there, very unbalanced, working overal for the most part but it wastes so much on "expanding" the mythos of Victor Crowley it just becomes a drag. And it doesn't advance anything at all on the story. Well, the story on this one is just plain stupid and pointless, taking too long to get to the goods anyways.
Fortunently, it delivers on the kills which are brutally satisfying and in large numbers but it all becomes too hollow in the end since there's nothing to care for.
This review of Hatchet II (2010) was written by Francisco G on 14 Jun 2013.
Hatchet II has generally received mixed reviews.
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