The Black Phone 2 currently has an average rating of 6.3 out of 10 and has been rated by 38 users on our platform.
...good enough for a horror sequel. But good enough will never be more than just that.
Read full review at Indie WireThe most impressive feat "Black Phone 2" pulls off is finding a way to bring The Grabber back that feels coherent and actually adds to the character.
Read full review at Slashfilm...a confident, blood-drenched homage to one of the most popular horror franchises of all time, while injecting just enough of their own visual language and confident flair to make it feel like more than a mimic.
Read full review at Roger EbertThe Snow looks fake and the effects are kind of amateur so yeah the first one was alot better but it was alright
Ethan Hawke returns as The Grabber, not of flesh and bone; he's a boogeyman in your nightmares, yet the pain he inflicts leaves real scars.
Read full review at IgnGripping sequel embraces gruesomeness and the paranormal.
Read full review at Radio Times...a sequel that's interesting, but never quite compelling.
Read full review at EmpireI came in hopeful and found this one to be on par with the first, and it even made me rewatch the original.
Read full review at Film ThreatFor a completely unnecessary sequel, this one is surprisingly good, focusing on real emotions, trauma, and coping mechanisms and then building its frights from there.
Read full review at Common Sense MediaScott Derrickson and Ethan Hawke serve up chilly scares and moral outrage in a worthy Black Phone 2.
Read full review at Den Of Geek...isn’t perfect, but it’s a killer good time, and that’s more than enough.
Read full review at The PlaylistIcy, unsettling and disorienting...
Read full review at Little White Lies...The Grabber’s return is haunting, hypnotic, and surpasses all my expectations.
Read full review at CinemablendThe Grabber returns to wreak more havoc in a surreal follow-up that’s even better than the original.
Read full review at Nme...a sequel that rings true, thanks to its throwback atmosphere and youthful resilience.
Read full review at The A.V. ClubI wish they had grounded the story more. I really liked the first half, it felt like a solid continuation of the original, but I think the second half lost touch, and the story and lore just escalated too much. Aside from that, and some pretty goo...