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19 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 67The A.V. ClubJesse HassengerThe A.V. ClubJesse HassengerThe increasingly ornate violence (much of it taking place in a newer if no less creaky location) fuels an effective thrill machine, and if that machine can’t match the unexpected sweetness of the T-800’s relationship with John Connor, well, maybe that’s for the best.
- 63Slant MagazineDerek SmithSlant MagazineDerek SmithThe film’s gore is just as likely to invoke fear as to serve as a killer punchline to one of Rodo Sayagues’s set pieces.
- 60VarietyOwen GleibermanVarietyOwen GleibermanIn the case of Don’t Breathe 2, one reason the movie, for all the operatic (and often absurd) grisliness of its second half, isn’t quite as good as the original is that the original didn’t have a trace of that franchise self-consciousness.
- 50IGNAaron PrunerIGNAaron PrunerThe movie's full of clunky dialogue, underdeveloped characters, and unbelievable scenarios. When all is said and done, Lang's performance just can't save the follow-up from the trappings of horror sequel mediocrity.
- 50SlashfilmChris EvangelistaSlashfilmChris EvangelistaPerhaps Don’t Breathe 2 would work better for people who haven’t seen the first movie at all – they wouldn’t be lost, and they wouldn’t be witnessing the total character shift from unstoppable killer to flawed savior.
- 40TheWrapWilliam BibbianiTheWrapWilliam BibbianiDon’t Breathe 2 may not be the first horror movie sequel to try to transform the monster into an antihero, but it’s hard to think of another one that whiffs it this hard.
- 30The New York TimesLena WilsonThe New York TimesLena WilsonDon’t Breathe 2 is plenty lively, full of violence and action, but a rancid narrative (and some seriously terrible dialogue) overpowers the script.
- 25The PlaylistJason BaileyThe PlaylistJason BaileyThe picture is hobbled by the bland, lifeless color palette of too much contemporary genre filmmaking, as well as a buffet of unintentionally hilarious dialogue, and when the big third act reveal arrives, it’s comically dopey. And once that turn is taken, well, you can pretty much predict every beat that follows.
- 20The GuardianBenjamin LeeThe GuardianBenjamin LeeDon’t Breathe 2 is not only struggling for air but it’s struggling for purpose and meaning and hopefully this weekend, audiences too.