Director: Mark Polonia and Jeff Kirkendall
Year: 2020
Country: USA
Alternate Titles: N/A
Genre: Slasher
Plot:
Arriving at a legendary farmhouse, a woman and her friends arrive to look at it due to her inheritance including the location, and once they begin to slowly disappear one-by-one realize the legend of a deadly killer haunting the farm are true and must try to save her friends from the intruder.
Review:
This was a highly impressive and enjoyable sequel. Among the better aspects of this one is the rather impressive atmosphere here that’s quite a bit more involved than expected. The arrival at the farm with all the homages to the past with the way the house is set up and the various belongings found while they clean up, paints a fine picture of the past alongside the verbal connections bringing it all together. The stories about her past history with the relative of hers being the one who snapped and went insane create a wholly intriguing setup that gives this a lot to like.
That all helps to make the strong revelation here that manages to tie into the build-up from the connection to the past. Getting a rather nice manner of explanation for the whereabouts throughout the years and what he's been doing all this time, this one truly comes off with the true sequel vibes that are only enhanced by those given details about the events in the interim all the more fun. This all helps to tie everything together in regards to the overall feel and tone with all the time off between entries.
The other plus to this one is the later scenes with the stalking being rather fun. The opening ambush on the couple checking it out for the urban legends behind it are rather enjoyable and cheesy enough, much like the montage sequence of the various kills shown on the property over the years all manage to offer some incredibly enjoyable sequences. There’s quite a lot to enjoy in the second half when the killer strikes even more intently with some vicious and enjoyable ambush scenes with the fun gore of the creative kills coming into play here, and combined with the thrilling pace that keeps things moving nicely offers up plenty of positives.
There isn’t much to dislike with this one. The main issue to be had here is the fact that there’s nothing really noted here about the finale and how it plays out. Rather than carry out the killings as normal, the idea of keeping her hostage locked up in the house seems incredibly out-of-character despite being a family member who’s kept there. Nothing is given as to how he knows that, though, so it just feels rather underwhelming as a whole. Alongside the somewhat obvious and apparent low-budget work that can be a detriment, these are really all it has wrong with it.
Overview: ****/5
A highly enjoyable sequel that packs quite a lot to like about it, not just for the fans of the original but is an impressive effort on its own, this one manages to come off far better than expected. Immediately go into this one if you’re a fan of these kinds of indie slashers, a fan of the creative crew or curious about the connection to the original, while only those turned off by their style or the first one won’t be that interested.
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