Elizabeth Manning

I had high expectations for this show, but it was quite disappointing. I know it is targeted towards 16 year olds but I find it too childish for anyone over the age of 13 and too inapropro for anyone under 13 because of the pointless cussing. Personally I despise when TV shows/movies try to incorporate social media trends. The words "lit, snatched, and bread" are used unironically and it is extremely cringey. Every song in the show is a tik tok song whether it fits the mood of the scene or not. The writing is bad and the acting is extremely subpar. The main character is the only decent actor. I am all for discovering new talent but not when they lack the actual talent. I miss when they made movies about 17 year olds with Zac Efron. The one star I gave is only because the concept is good, but extremely underperformed. Get a new cast with some older than 17, better known actors and cut out the cringe and this could have been a great show. That being said, I will be watching every episode.

While it had the same jump scares and moments of complete silence that had the audience tense about the next sequence, it lacked the stress-inducing situations that made the first movie so great. Almost every 20 minutes the same thing would happen--someone makes noise, the monster comes, they pull out the little girl's hearing aid, they kill the monster. I was never truly scared because I always knew the outcome. The first movie was full of very stressful and exciting situations i.e. Evelyn having the baby, the fireworks, Lee's eventual demise... this movie was just too predictable. Additionally, the sequel just didn't have the same effect in theaters. Maybe it was because it was a full theater so it was never actually quiet - people kept fidgeting their chair or with their popcorn - but it didn't have the same frightening and breathtaking effect that the first one did in theaters. Visually, the movie was stunning. Lots of great shots and references to the first movie. The acting was amazing. Blunt and the two children are excellent actors (ignoring how annoying the boy's character was). Overall, it wasn't a bad movie, but I think it lacked many things that the first movie excelled in which made the experience of watching it go above and beyond what was expected.