The Black Phone 2 - Reviews

...good enough for a horror sequel. But good enough will never be more than just that. 

The 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.

...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.

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.

Gripping sequel embraces gruesomeness and the paranormal.

...a sequel that's interesting, but never quite compelling.

I came in hopeful and found this one to be on par with the first, and it even made me rewatch the original.

For a completely unnecessary sequel, this one is surprisingly good, focusing on real emotions, trauma, and coping mechanisms and then building its frights from there.

Scott Derrickson and Ethan Hawke serve up chilly scares and moral outrage in a worthy Black Phone 2.

...isn’t perfect, but it’s a killer good time, and that’s more than enough.

Icy, unsettling and disorienting...

...The Grabber’s return is haunting, hypnotic, and surpasses all my expectations.

The Grabber returns to wreak more havoc in a surreal follow-up that’s even better than the original.

...a sequel that rings true, thanks to its throwback atmosphere and youthful resilience.