Director: Steve Rudzinski
Year: 2021
Country: 2021
Alternate Titles: N/A
Genre: Creature Feature; Horror/Comedy
Plot:
After learning of his illegitimate son, the talking unicorn arrives in a small town to help the woman raising it to be more of a father figure in his life, but when he realizes that the evil Nazi organization that created him in a WWII experiment has come to collect him and his son tries to defend him.
Review:
There was quite a lot of fun to be had with this one. Among its more enjoyable features is the highly entertaining and engaging storyline here involving the background and history of the determined carousel unicorn. The fact that this brings up and answers the most pertinent flaw from the original in how he became sentient in the first place by showing the creation of him as a Nazi weapon of war and escaping to be a playground ride going on the run from the same creators looking to recapture him serves this quite well. It not only allows for the hilarious and truly gut-busting comedy of the inept Nazis attempting to come to terms with the modern world conflicting with their traditional values and the concurrent family-friendly treatment afforded to the idea of a sentient unicorn raising a half-human/half unicorn hybrid in a small suburban setup.
That carries over into the enjoyable and over-the-top finale where the plan to kidnap the son and use him to try to get the unicorn under control which has quite a lot to like about it. The various failed traps to capture the son are genuinely fun while the one which works with the adventure in the woods and how he comes back to seek revenge in the compound following a hysterical tryst with a sympathetic member of the organization is just a setup for the fun rampage that continues on. A series of impressive and highly enjoyable scenes showing how he slaughters the crew staying around to guard the son which is full of absolutely full of vicious gore and cheesy action featuring a slew of well-handled special effects that detail the highly over-the-top setup employed. Given the usual hilarity that these partake in and how much it sets up the potential conclusion to the series by introducing more storyline features to come, there’s a lot to like here.
As well, there’s also the films’ light-hearted tone in the first half about the family relationship. Seeing the two bond through pictures of the son growing up, going to the park, and playing catch with each other features some fantastic work with the concept of the inanimate objects interacting with each other that comes off rather well. This whole section creates such a whimsical atmosphere that makes for an endearing time if you’re a fan of the approach while it can also come off as somewhat underwhelming for those looking for more complete genre fare. It’s quite far removed from the type of content that falls in line with the first film’s tone and atmosphere by going into this different wholesome feel at complete odds with the gruesome premise which can be somewhat jarring at times. This factor, though, along with the hilariously cheesy special effects for the creatures, should be known going in and aren’t that detrimental.
Overview: ****/5
A highly enjoyable cheesy follow-up that manages to evoke quite a lot of likable features while not really featuring too many flaws which are truly detrimental, this is a great sequel to go along with the great original. Diehard fans of the first film looking for more of the same or those looking for a wild, over-the-top horror comedy with a dose of heart added in will like while only viewers turned off by the original or the approach taken here should heed caution.
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