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[adamwatchesmovies]

Don’t Breathe 2 (2021)

When Don’t Breathe left itself open for a sequel - if that’s what you think it was doing - I certainly didn’t expect an action revenge thriller follow-up. I also didn’t foresee the movie turning its monster into a hero… but crazier things have happened. It could work. All you’d need is a good story, which, unfortunately, Don’t Breathe 2 does not have.

Eight years after the events of the first film (which sets this in 2024?) the blind man (Stephen Lang) lives with 11-year-old Phoenix (Madelyn Grace), who he rescued after her home burned down. On a rare outing outside, the young girl encounters a gangster (Brendan Sexton III). He and his thugs follow her home and lay siege to the house.

Early in, there’s some not-so-subtle exposition that tells us organ trafficking has been on the rise in the area. The cooler we see in the truck that holds the thugs (played by Adam Young, Bobby Schofield, Rocci Williams, Christian Zagi, and Diaana Babnicova) basically confirms they're connected. If this makes you question the film’s quality, hold on. That tie isn’t all it seems and there are much bigger issues to worry about.

In what is either an attempt to make us cheer for someone we previously feared or a demonstration that taking care of Phoenix - essentially the replacement daughter he was asking for - has softened him up, the blind man has changed in significant ways. Not physically mind you. This movie often feels like it’s the villains from Green Room going up against a slightly mellowed-out Jason Voorhees. When the blind man tears into someone, it gets way violent and gory, practically a necessity when every villain is as cartoonish as these thugs. On the upside, seeing tiny Madelyn Grace do her best to evade the intruders is tense. Seeing her protected without any remorse is satisfying.

And then, the film leaves the house and degenerates into absurdity. Skilled as he may be the blind man is still blind. We believed him tracking down and kidnapping that girl in 2016 but only because it happened off-screen. In this movie, he basically turns into Daredevil, only inconvenience by his blindness for brief seconds before he proceeds to turn his opponents into deli meat. What goes on in this film is straight-up impossible. I’d have a hard enough time believing a normal person - military training or not - pulling these moves. With their eyes closed? No way. And the bad guys get in on that bandwagon too. Their plan makes NO SENSE, which does make the film tonally consistent and therefore watchable in a disposable way… but come on.

Don’t Breathe 2 is a major step down from the moral ambiguity and uncertainty of the first. This is a joke by comparison, with over-the-top villains whose motivations are unbelievable, and a final act filled with as much blood as questions it doesn’t answer. Stephen Lang might be convincing in the role, he may be an imposing presence, but the humanity they give him is wasted. If you are curious nonetheless, stick around for the end credits. There’s a scene mid-way you won’t want to miss. (September 19, 2021)

[nathan-jasper-sylva-movie-critic]

#DontBreathe2 ?#MovieReview #StephenLang #MadelynGrace Almost as good as the first, Fede Alvarez wrote a great screenplay that brings the Don't Breathe story to a (possible) end. I give the film a 3 out if 4. Full review: https://hubpages.com/entertainment/Dont-Breathe-2-Movie-Review For more, visit thesylvamoviecritic.com https://www.instagram.com/p/CSj-DPJn2fl/?utm_medium=tumblr

[wherever-i-look-blog]

Don't Breathe 2 (2021) - Review/Summary (with Spoilers) | Don't Breathe 2 improves on the original while revisiting certain scenarios The Blind Man put people through in the first film. | https://tinyurl.com/yz58kvnp

[poetryxinxmotion]

These two are the best of friends! #MadelynGrace #MaKylaAnne #cousins

[authorsavannagrey]

Your sweet fix. 💗 #newgrandbaby #love #sweetbaby #madelyngrace

[thepeoplesmovies]

Win Shudder Original They Live In The Grey On DVD

Win Shudder Original They Live In The Grey On DVD #TheyLiveInTheGrey @Shudder_UK #win #MadelynGrace #MichelleKrusiec #horror

 Today 26th September sees the release of the Shudder Original  They Live In The Grey. You can win  a DVD copy of the film, courtesy of Acorn Media International. When clairvoyant social worker Claire (Michelle Krusiec – Hollywood) is handed a new child protection case, a young girl called Sophie (Madelyn Grace – Don’t Breathe 2), she notices the child is covered in scratches and bruises. Sophie…

[thatgracelady]

It’s good to be back behind the lens...

[film-book]

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THEY LIVE IN THE GREY (2022) Movie Trailer: A Clairvoyant Social Worker Tries to Save a Family from a Supernatural Entity https://film-book.com/they-live-in-the-grey-2022-movie-trailer-a-clairvoyant-social-worker-tries-to-save-a-family-from-a-supernatural-entity/?feed_id=85046&_unique_id=62ba771125151

[cadems]

Me and my princess 💋💜

[stephl0vah]

My little munchkin went back to Wisconsin today 😢 I'm gonna miss her so much. ❤️❤️ #niece #mylove #madelyngrace

[grzegorzyk]

Forgot to post @courajess_xoxo little helper from the other day :) #madelyngrace #beautiful #love #helpinghand #socute

[meowinara]

She's getting so big! #instababy #instatummytime #bigstronggirl #love her #madelyngrace #shesbasicallyperfect

[thatgracelady]

this weeks feels and it's only Tuesday