Paranormal Activity 2 **** (2010, Brian Boland, Sprague Brayden, Molly Ephraim) – Classic Movie Review 3830

Daniel Rey (played by Brian Boland), his wife Kristi (Sprague Brayden) and their daughter Ali (Molly Ephraim) move to Carlsbad, California, with their toddler son and their dog. Soon there is break-in but nothing has been stolen.

This nice, ordinary all-American family think there might be some intruder in their home, so they set up security cameras around the place, recording stuff. The Spanish-speaking nanny they hire to look after the kiddie tells them something’s up and says prayers, annoying dad, who fires her – a big fat mistake as the intruder turns out to be a little devil.

With a brilliantly eerie atmosphere, mountain tension and some big chills, Tod Williams’s horror sequel to the 2007 hit is a stonking spine-tingler that will really creep you out. Most people didn’t think they’d be able to pull it off again – but they have. It is amazing, then, that it’s better, slicker and smarter than the original, with constant scares and a high fear factor throughout.

The story is by Michael R Perry, with screenplay by him and Christopher Landon and Tom Pabst.

There are two versions – the cinema release at 91 minutes and the unrated director’s cut at 98 minutes.

Tod Williams is the writer and director of The Door in the Floor (2004) starring Kim Basinger and Jeff Bridges, and based the novel A Widow For One Year by John Irving.

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