Review: Black Phone 2
Ethan Hawke returns in Scott Derrickson's horror sequel, alongside Mason Thames and Madeleine McGraw, to fight The Grabber.
Set in 1982, the film takes place four years after the events of The Black Phone (2021) and expands its setting to a snowy Christian holiday camp in rural Colorado.
The narrative stays tightly focused on the elements that worked so well in the first film; the unsettling menace of a child killer and a beyond-the-grave plotline augmented with gooey special effects.
Despite its creepy fun, the film proves to be an exercise in diminishing returns, retreading familiar ground. Black Phone 2 premieres globally from October 15.
Author's summary: A horror sequel with diminishing returns.
- Director: Scott Derrickson
- Running time: 114 minutes
- Release date: October 15