I remember the original 'Boy' movie. I say down with absolutely no expectations and came out of it really surprised at how good it was with a small cast, creepy vibe and plot point that I didn't see coming. Therefore, I was only too happy to give the second one a go. I wish I hadn't.
This time another family end up 'looking after' the creepy doll of an old fashioned little boy and the young child of the family starts acting weirdly. About the only person I knew in the film was Katie Holmes, who - sorry! - is looking very old these days. Plus there's a guy in the UK version of 'The Office' who is normally very funny (but wasn't here).If you've ever watched any sort of media that makes fun of the horror genre by pointing out every cliche and trope associated with such entertainment then you might as well be watching this film. It's amazing that a story can be written (unironically) that thinks it can be taken seriously while conforming to every stereotype known to the genre. The mother suspects something's wrong. No one believes her. Father blames the son. Plot points are started and don't go anywhere. The acting is substandard in places and there's a 'bully' who comes into the tale about half way through who is about the biggest cliche every known to film. Seriously, he's so one-dimensional that you can't help but laugh - then you remember that this is supposed to be serious and then everything bursts. Luckily, he's only in it for about five minutes, but his performance is so awful the film can do little after that to redeem itself.
'Brahams: The Boy II' isn't really a bad-bad film. Put it this way... if it was the only horror film ever made it would be the greatest in its genre. However, it's so mediocre that it's just not worth bothering with as it's one of those hundreds of horror films that end up being sold off cheap in bargain bucket bins in petrol stations. Please no 'Boy III' movie.
4/10 You can watch this film while you're doing the ironing (you'll still get the general gist of it)
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