Director: Jem Garrard
Year: 2025
Country: Canada
Alternate Titles: N/A
Genre: Slasher
Plot:
Still living with the past, the lone survivor of the previous encounter tries to recuperate with her father at an island resort where several other guests try to help her find some way to get over her issues, only for a deadly new psychopath to be shown as the captive owner on the island.
Review:
This was a generally troublesome and problematic sequel. Among the few positives on display are based around the last half when the captors unleash their diabolical plan and turn this into a somewhat underwhelming, if more exciting version of what happened in the original. With the experience shown to have an ulterior motive behind it and the group slowly becoming aware of what’s going on as the group reveals their connections to each other and how they came to the island, this serves to prepare everything for the extended cat-and-mouse games going on at the resort when the truth gets revealed, taking place across the luxurious location and getting everything ready for what’s to come. Including not just the series of torture scenes going on to get to the tricks involved in the setup, which makes for a somewhat solid second half that gets everything involved in some brutal beatdowns and confrontations, it comes off well enough for what it is.
Outside of that, though, there are some problems here, mainly stemming from the inability to be more aware of the plainly obvious. The central premise is based around seeking revenge for the previous transgressions committed against the family, which was the result of her fighting them off to save herself, but the whole implication involving being for the corruption and scandals he was engaging in feels underdeveloped and barely explored, as though that was an idea that was grasped without thought. The inability to grab onto the surroundings of the situation and realize that the whole thing is a ploy for something else is a bit of a stretch, and it makes the film a slog in the first half while the setup comes into play. It feels way too long to get going, and it continues this for much of the first half, which makes for a difficult time getting going. With a finale that also feels much too long for its own good, coming up with twists for the sake of twists, it has some issues going against it.
Overview: *.5/5
An underwhelming and disappointing sequel, there are some worthwhile elements that are present here, but they get wiped out by a series of issues that keep this one from getting much else accomplished. Those with an appreciation for this kind of story or who are curious about the original will have the most to like here, while most others out there should heed caution.
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