Genre:
Horror
Directed
by: Brian Gibson
Cast:
JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Heather O’Rourke
Running
time: 91 minutes
After their home was destroyed by the
poltergeist that haunted it, Steven and Diane Freeling took refuge at the house
of Diane’s mother. Unfortunately, a change of scenery was not enough, and the
evil spirits followed them to their new location. One year later, the
malevolent spirits are coming back again for Carol Anne, and the Freelings will
get the help of a psychic and a Native American shaman to fight them off.
The same main actors are back to play the
members of the Freeling family, except for Dominique Dunne, who, sadly, was
murdered by her boyfriend shortly after the first movie of the franchise came
out. Zelda Rubinstein is also back, as the psychic Tangina Barrons.
Another unfortunate thing, though less
dramatic this time, is that the actors were not given much to work with the
second time around. The script was silly and cheesy, and totally uninteresting.
The magic of the first film was gone. The quality of the material is reflected
in the work of the actors, which was very uninspired and wooden.
The bright spot in this dim experience of a
movie for me was Julian Beck’s performance as Reverend Henry Kane, the human
form incarnation of the evil spirits coming after Carol Anne Freeling. He kind
of reminded me of Robert Mitchum’s character in The Night of the Hunter, only
even more sinister and evil.
It was also a nice touch to see Will Sampson,
of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest fame, though his performance was nothing to
write home about.
Overall, this sequel to the classic that is Poltergeist
does not have much to offer. It is a major letdown.
Rating:
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