Creep 2 (2017)

Brilliant and touching

It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?

The actors of CREEP 2 play their characters convincingly, and they are what made the movie watchable. However, this sequel relied way too heavily on weird psychological tension between the two main characters rather than true horror. The pacing of the film had next to none of the suspense of the first movie. I never felt hooked by the plot, despite the good acting. Even if you liked the first CREEP, this one really isn't worth the watch.

But, effective, nonetheless.I did like the first one and gave it the same rating as this one, and given the chance, I'd recommend both, back to back - even though it's been nearly 10 months since I saw the original. Of course, you'll have to, then, put up with 3 hours of a found-footage-type narrative. I will give it a pass here.The first movie shows just an example of this Creep and what made this sequel special was the more information provided on the Creep's life story. Again, I awarded both the same rating, but this is definitely the better chapter of the two.Creep puts out an ad for $1,000 in exchange of shooting a documentary of his during one 24-hour period. Desperate for clicks Youtuber Sara signs right up claiming not to be scared...and unbelievably, she rarely is. You know, being scared is NOT a bad thing, quite the opposite.Nonetheless, they meet, sorta flirt and he gets down to business advising the disbelieving Sara of all his murders and what plans he has for the night.It would be even shorter than the already short 78 minute runtime if she believed Creep for a moment, but, alas, she plays along and lets him have fun.Normally, I put my recommendation here, but already communicated that. So, yeah, watch both back-to-back and see if he creeps you out more than me. (I will say, though, the last moments were, in fact, pretty...effective. No, I'm not committing to the title.)***Final thoughts: I freaking hate CGI blood. Actually, not a fan of at least 50% of the CGI out there, but the blood is the absolute worst. It's so fake and corny, it completely takes me out of the movie. Why did I bring that up? It happens here in the cold open and if I hadn't heard good things about this, I might not have continued past that. C'mon guys, you're better than fake CGI splatter. That's just lazy and beneath ANY filmmaker.

CREEP 2 is a lacklustre follow-up to a film which really didn't require a sequel at all, being as self-contained as it was. This is another found footage two-hander about a woman who answers a job advert and comes to work for an exceptionally creepy guy. Given that we now know about the villain there's no need for a twist ending, so violence takes place earlier. However, this is mainly reliant on jump scares and the like which feels very predictable, and more wolf mask antics just feel predictable by now. The twist ending barely raises an eyebrow.

I actually disagree with some of the other reviews. I liked this second film more than the first. The scares might be fewer and further between, but, they run a lot deeper. The two main characters compliment each other very well. There is also some great comedy moments in this and they were able to make it fit in with the rest of the film. If you liked the first, you will probably like this one too.