INSIDIOUS CHAPTER 2

Genre

Horror

Writer

Leigh Whannell

Director

James Wan

Producer

- Jason Blum
- Oren Peli

Studio

- IM Global
- Entertainment One
- Blumhouse Productions

Cast

Patrick Wilson as Josh Lambert

Garrett Ryan as young Josh

Rose Byrne as Renai Lambert

Ty Simpkins as Dalton Lambert

Lin Shaye as Elise Ranier

Lindsay Seim as young Elise

Steve Coulter as Carl

Hank Harris as young Carl

Barbara Hershey as Lorraine Lambert

Jocelin Donahue as young Lorraine

Leigh Whannell as Specs

Angus Sampson as Tucker

Andrew Astor as Foster Lambert

Danielle Bisutti as Mother of Parker Crane

Tom Fitzpatrick as Bride in Black / Old Parker

Tyler Griffin as young Parker

Michael Beach as Detective Sendal

J. LaRose as Long-haired fiend

Brooke Peoples as Neighbor Jessica

Edwina Findley as Front Desk Nurse Hillary

Stephanie Pearson as Dark-haired woman

Dannay Rodriguez as Allison

Review:

In 1986, a man named Carl calls his friend, Elise, to help discover what is haunting
Lorraine Lambert's son named Josh. After hypnotizing Josh, Elise attempts to find
the location of Josh's "friend" (an old woman who appears in photographs of Josh)
through playing Hot or Cold. After warnings from Josh, Elise makes her way to his
bedroom closet and is scratched along the arm. As a result, Lorraine, Carl, and
Elise agree that making Josh forget his astral projection abilities is the best thing
to do.
Twenty-five years later, Renai sees a woman wearing a white dress sitting in the
living room. Following the cries of her baby throughout the house, During this
time, Lorraine visits Elise's house and Tucker to seek an explanation behind the
strange events. In doing so, they call upon Carl, who listens to Lorraine's story and
attempts to contact Elise on the other side using word-dice. Through the dice,
they are told to find answers at the "Our Lady of Angels" hospital (the former
workplace of Lorraine). Led through the hospital to the ICU, Lorraine recounts a
story of a patient named Parker Crane, who committed suicide by jumping off the
roof many years ago. The four decide that Elise is leading them to this man's
house. After breaking into Parker's home, they find a black gown and veil as well
as newspaper clippings about a man referred to as "The Bride in Black" who
kidnapped and murdered several people while dressed as a woman. It is then
revealed to them that it was not Elise speaking through the dice, but actually
Parker's mother.
After Renai recovers with Josh at her side, Lorraine arrives home and insists that
Renai and the kids get away from Josh. In the car, she explains the origin of "The
Bride In Black" and the theory that the real Josh is trapped in the Further. At this
same moment, Carl arrives at the house to drug the Josh (possessed by Parker
Crane) while Specs and Tucker monitor from their van parked outside. Locking
Lorraine in the closet, Josh attempts to choke Renai but is knocked over the head
with a bat by Dalton, who has returned home with Foster. Renai and the children
then escape to the basement where they barricade themselves in the laundry
room. Lying down in a corner, Dalton falls asleep and returns to the Further to
rescue his father.
Meanwhile, in the Further, the real Josh stumbles upon Carl and the two look for
Elise, finding her at the Lamberts's previous home. The three then proceed to
Parker's. The mother notices the group observing and locks Carl and Elise out of
the room. When Josh turns around, the room is dark and filled with standing
bodies covered by sheets. Just as Parker, who possessed Josh's body is about to
kill Dalton's physical body, Elise enters the room with the help of young Parker
and saves Josh by hitting the woman in white from behind. After Josh and Dalton
wake up as themselves, their memories of their astral projection abilities are
forgotten through a process of hypnosis as the screen turns white.

Why this movie is good to be watched?

"Insidious: Chapter 2" is a puzzle movie with too many unnecessary pieces
and not enough essential ones, but it's superior to its predecessor in a few
basic ways. This goes a long way in a film where characters constantly
explain why and how supernatural happenings occur. And unlike its
predecessor, this sequel doesn't overuse jump scares and loud noises. For
better and worse, screenwriter Leigh Whannell has brought the same klutzy
ambition to the "Insidious" films that he did to the first three "Saw" movies
(Whannell did not script "Saw"s 4-7, though he did co-write "Chapter Two"'s
story with Wan). His ideas for "Insidious: Chapter 2" are spectacularly
misconceived, but they're also the main reason why the movie isn't that
bad. The fact that the film is set in more than one haunted house gives Wan
more freedom to try new things, and to perfect some old tricks, too.