Review of Paranormal Activity 2 (2010) by Darren H — 30 Aug 2012

Clunky prequel nonsense. I was no big fan of the first film but at least it wasn't plain boring. Doesn't even have any initial ideas to run out of.

This review of Paranormal Activity 2 (2010) was written by Darren H on 30 Aug 2012.

Paranormal Activity 2 has generally received mixed reviews.

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