Happy Death Day 2U

Christopher Landon and sexy Jessica Rothe are back together in a time loop, but this time it's much more complicated. The effect of the first film is sadly gone, and the lack of gore hurts the sequel, as there was a lot of potential to spawn a new slasher series in the vein of Scream, but that's not going to happen. The second film made twice as much as the first and we probably won't see a third. Fortunately, the film is still entertaining, Jessica Rothe is fun (the suicide scene a clear highlight), the supporting characters are likable, Baby Face appears a little less than in the first installment, and the final twist is again surprising, though not as shocking as the first. Creative, entertaining and at times nicely suspenseful, and as a horror film for youngsters, it's enough. 65% (02/19/2019)

The creators stepped into the same river for the second time (which wasn’t a problem thanks to a time loop) and I thought I knew exactly what to expect of the film this time, but the opposite was true. Based on my experience with the first installment, I knew it definitely wouldn’t be a horror film, so I expected another student comedy with traces of romance. Instead, I stared in disbelief at this weird film with a blonde Asian playing Jar Jar Binks. About halfway through, I actually started having fun (especially the suicides were inventive), but then came the last third which brought a lot of annoying moralizing and lame melodrama, which caused a sharp decline in my mood and a corresponding rating. (08/07/2019)

The second encounter with Tree, who once again finds herself in a time loop in which she keeps dying, is more daring script-wise than the first installment, which has both its advantages and disadvantages. The beginning of the film is a bit awkward, but then the merry-go-round of suicides in search of the truth kicks in and the plot picks up. I liked that they didn't mechanically copy the first film and tried to go a little further, though at times it may have been a little over the lineit. The identity of Baby Face and his motivations weren't as shocking as in the first one, but that is compensated by the many black-humored moments. I didn't even mind that they played on emotions at times ("what if"). It's also worth waiting for the post-credit scene. (03/06/2019)

Even though I find elements in the American film Happy Death Day 2U that bother me, especially the exaggerated sci-fi and the unnecessary explanations, even the second time around it is a film I had fun with and enjoyed watching. The slasher is in the background, but it doesn't matter, because this is a film that doesn't get boring and, a bit surprisingly, it turns out that basically, the same thing can be good even the second time around. (05/29/2019)

The first part was more of a sexy black comedy for me than a horror or slasher, so I'm glad that Christopher Landon strengthened this note in the sequel, because fun is what matters above all. Another film would perhaps build a plot with time loops and paradoxes in order to amaze the viewer, but Happy Death Day 2U is "just" preparing the scene so that it can entertain, entertain and entertain, which it does. Jessica Rothe is just fantastic, whether she's angry, committing suicide or reuniting and saying goodbye to her mother, and the other characters haven't come out empty, either. What's more, the new group has a clear and justifiable place in the film. The epilogue seems to indicate the possibility of the third film, but at the same time we can take it as a joke at the end. I would like to see the third part. (04/11/2021)