Slightly disappointing sequel
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mintymiller –
2021-09-20
The sheer originality of the QP1 cannot really be repeated but this servicable sequel at least manages to capture and even expand on some its background. But it all too quickly descends into repetitive and frankly formulaic scenes that quickly grow tiresome. Slight spolier here!!! One of the final scenes seemed to me to be borrowed straight out of 1993's Jurassic Park! QP2 got me thinking about Netflix's Bird Box, which in my view, is the better film (the one where Sandra Bullock plays the Emily Blunt part). There are many similarities between the two films and indeed with QP1, but the opening scenes in BB and QP2 are very similar and the former did a better job IMO. So, quite apart from the luminously beautiful Ms Blunt who is always a pleasure to watch and the brilliant acting of the kids who reprised their roles so well, I found the whole film rather underwhelming and frankly, quite tedious! Oh and even I could have done with subtitles earlier on in the film, where I was guessing what the main characters were saying to each other. Who knows, maybe that was deliberate?