Hatchet II
Metascore
49 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 11 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 11
  3. Negative: 4 out of 11
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  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    38
    You want gore, you get gore. Hatchet II plays less like a slasher movie than like the highlight reel from a slasher movie.
  2. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Chuck Wilson
    30
    This time out, Green is not as self-aware, devoting a solid hour of his film's 90-minute running time to pre-mayhem character development so witless and dull that Hatchet II might as well be "Friday the 13th, Part 14."
  3. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Wesley Morris
    25
    Every boogeyman and slasher cliché this movie borrows was better somewhere else. Although it probably wasn't grosser.
  4. New York Post
    Reviewed by: V.A. Musetto
    0
    Say a prayer that there's no "Hatchet III" in the future.

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User Score
7.6 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 15 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 1 out of 2
  1. imthenoob
    2
    What made the first film some-what good was that the fact that it was a throwback to 80s horror, meaning over the top (painfully fake) special effects and poor acting. You can tell the cast really didn't try much because they knew what the first film really was, a sort of tribute to 80s horror. In this film, the cast actually tries to act and it's bad, Not the worst I have seen but it's definently up there. Not to mention that the special effects were far more painfully fake (and at times very stupid) in this film then they were in the first. It was just awful. I think Hatchet 2 proved what the series really is - An overrated and pathetic horror series. The only people who will enjoy this film are people who have no true taste in horror and love over the top special effects that are so painfully fake that it's pathetic.… Full Review »
  2. gimmedatsammich
    8
    Let me start out by saying that if you don't like blood and guts in your horror, stay the hell away from this. This is a movie that most people will know if they'll enjoy right from the get-go. Hatchet 2 is just about the bloodiest movie I have ever seen, and I loved it. The acting isn't all there, some of the dialogue is stiff as a plank of wood, and it's just about bursting with all your standard horror movie cliches, but it doesn't pretend to be anything other than what it is, and what it is is an old school, ultra violent slasher with a sense of humor- just like the first Hatchet. The death scenes are all inventive and highly enjoyable, amusing lines abound, and the ending will satisfy many a frustrated horror fan (you'll know what I mean when you see it.) That's all you need to know. If you haven't made your mind up by now, you need more help than I can offer.… Full Review »
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