Happy Death Day 2U

Movie Rating: Happy Death Day 2U MPAA Rating: PG-13 Release Date: Feburary 13, 2019 Cast: Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard, Phi Vu

Synopsis: Having survived the interesting but life-threatening events in Happy Death Day , the newly reformed , Tree Gelbman, finds herself in the same college dorm, thankful to be alive. However, this time, it's Carter's roommate, Ryan, who claims that he is reliving the same day over and over again, as a mysterious paranoid killer in a single-toothed baby-faced mask with a big kitchen knife has made a habit of murdering him. Under those circumstances, a brave but vain attempt to face the challenge, once more, will send Tree back to square one, trapped in an all too familiar and life-threatening time loop.

Pros: Although this movie is categorized as a Horror movie I found that it was more of a coming of age film. Sure there are some aspects of Horror with the Babyface killer that constantly tries to kill Tree, but it is mainly about Tree overcoming the trauma of her mother's death and transforming into the woman her mother would want her to be. Some would say that this "coming of age" aspect doesn't work well with the film but I think it's what makes the movie even stronger. Although sometimes it was a bit childish, the humor in the movie made me laugh. Another thing that was interesting in the movie was the idea of multiple dimensions. It's interesting to see how different Tree's life would be if one small event in her past was changed. This also really brings the audience closer to Tree, and by the end of the film, really shows the progression Tree made as a character overall.

Cons: The biggest problem for me in the film was how overly complicated the director tried to make the film. They kept trying to hop from the Slasher/Horror aspect to the Coming of Age aspect to the Sci-Fi aspect and although it worked sometimes, it also made the film seem incomplete. I think they should have focused more on the Slasher aspect and the Coming of Age aspect rather than the Sci-Fi aspect just because the movie would have been far more organized. Rating: 6/10

Final Thoughts: With all of the disorganization of this film, it made it seem like the only reason Blumhouse made this sequel was because of the success of the first film. It was pretty obvious that Happy Death Day 2U was forced and rushed, but it was still mildly enjoyable. I would recommend watching this movie if you have nothing else to watch and you just want a good laugh.

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Happy Death Day 2U movie poster