Creep 2 (2017)
7/10
Flawed but engaging effort
10 December 2017
Warning: Spoilers
Trying to keep her show going, the host of a web-show sees a shot at redemption by following a strange man looking for a video companion who turns out to be a psychotic serial killer wanting to videotape his legacy with her which slowly forces her to realize the severity of the situation.

This was an enjoyable-enough effort. One of the finest aspects of this one is that there's quite an engaging storyline at the heart of this one which is rather nicely accomplished here. The interesting idea featured here of the two going through the early stages of their relationship, from the awkward initial meeting and their first day of filming that gets interrupted by the forces of nature that eventually halts their shoot to the revelations in the hot-tub afterward give them an intriguing dynamic that makes these scenes go by nicely with the lack of action. It makes what happens at the end all the more chilling with his suicide attempts at the cabin or the later moments at the end which manage to take on an extra air of creepiness due to their relationship. The ending here is where this one really becomes far more horror-based with the chilling encounter in the woods which is exceptionally chilling and generates some solid action as they chase each other through the woods and features some incredibly dark moments that arise as a result of their actions together. While these manage to hold this one up, it does have few big flaws present. Since the majority of the film is based on the two of them going through their relationship together, that also ends up highlighting a rather obvious flaw here in that nothing really happens. Hardly any of these scenes have any real tension or scares at all, making these scenes just feel all the more bland and lifeless due to this lack of any real engaging activity throughout here. It's really only at the ending that this one has any horrific moments involved, so it tends to plod along with their relationship to the point of barely even feeling like a horror film so it really becomes all the blander as a result of this lack of action. The other big issue here is the rather obvious low-budget at the heart of this one as the action being confined solely to the mountain cabin and the barely-there violence make it quite apparent that nothing is really going on in here which is somewhat detrimental to this one overall. Otherwise, there's not much else to this one.

Rated R: Graphic Language, Full Male and Female Nudity and Violence.
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