Don't Breathe 2

Name: Don't Breathe 2
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Released: August 13, 2021
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 46
Cast: Adam Young, Bobby Schofield, Brendan Sexton III, Christian Zagia, Diaana Babnicova

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Screen Gems | Release Date: August 13, 2021 | R

Starring: Adam Young, Bobby Schofield, Brendan Sexton III, Christian Zagia, Diaana Babnicova, Fiona O'Shaughnessy, Madelyn Grace, Rocci Williams, Ron Rogell, Steffan Rhodri, Stephanie Arcila, Stephen Lang

Summary: The sequel is set in the years following the initial deadly home invasion, where Norman Nordstrom (Stephen Lang) lives in quiet solace until his past sins catch up to him.

Director: Rodo Sayagues

Genre(s): Action, Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 98 min

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IndieWire Jude Dry

Aug 12, 2021

There may be fewer truly gory moments in Don’t Breathe 2 than in typical slasher fare, but they are just twisted enough to stick in the mind like a festering wound. Read full review

Jesse Hassenger

Aug 12, 2021

The 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. Read full review

Oliver Jones

Aug 13, 2021

The film itself plays like an extended riff on the famous scene where the Frankenstein monster befriends a little girl. Read full review

Aaron Pruner

Aug 12, 2021

The 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. Read full review

John DeFore

Aug 12, 2021

Where the first film offered genuine scares, this one is suspenseful at best, snicker-worthy at worst, and will beg viewers to recall the time Fonzie got on water skis and tried not to get eaten by a shark. Read full review

William Bibbiani

Aug 12, 2021

Don’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. Read full review

The Guardian Benjamin Lee

Aug 12, 2021

Don’t Breathe 2 is not only struggling for air but it’s struggling for purpose and meaning and hopefully this weekend, audiences too. Read full review

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Tejpal27

Aug 15, 2021

A Great Fun, Suspenseful Thriller, and Action Movie and as good as the first one in it's own way, must watch.

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Phteve89

Sep 6, 2021

I thought the movie was surprisingly incredible. The way he fights makes sense with him being blind and they kept the same dark, gritty kind of theme. I'm confused by people saying it left the fear behind cause the first one wasn't scary either lol. It's basically how the quiet place 1 and 2I thought the movie was surprisingly incredible. The way he fights makes sense with him being blind and they kept the same dark, gritty kind of theme. I'm confused by people saying it left the fear behind cause the first one wasn't scary either lol. It's basically how the quiet place 1 and 2 went from thriller to action. This did the same thing. Ya have to watch it, really good.… Expand

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leviathanarg

Sep 6, 2021

Good action movie.
Not woke.
Interesting that no character is purely good or evil. Same as first iteration, a recommended movie if you enjoy action/suspense flicks.

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Dunkaccino

Mar 23, 2022

Aside from the film looks like it wants to spray blood on your face, Don't Breathe 2 is still a well thriller.

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Panchogul

Nov 22, 2021

Una secuela entretenida, pero innecesaria e incluso llega a ser genérica, lo que le sigue en la segunda mitad parece rebuscado e irrelevante.

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JLuis_001

Aug 25, 2021

A monument to irrelevance.

I don't understand how the original film spawned a sequel. I mean, I get it from the monetary aspect, but I'm quite shocked by the fact that Stephen Lang's character ended up becoming the lead. Is it that the writers and the public forgot that he was the bad guy?A monument to irrelevance.

I don't understand how the original film spawned a sequel.
I mean, I get it from the monetary aspect, but I'm quite shocked by the fact that Stephen Lang's character ended up becoming the lead.
Is it that the writers and the public forgot that he was the bad guy? And that he really was a bad guy.

Don't Breathe 2 tries too eagerly to make you believe that the once criminal should now be recognized as an anti-hero.
And you know what, that element might have been more plausible if it weren't for the fact that in trying to do so, the writers sacrificed any attempt at an intelligent suspense, like in the original, for a rancid movie that mixes thriller with action, spiced up with an incredibly forced plot device.

A total disappointment. I'm not surprised though.… Expand

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imthenoob

Mar 19, 2022

The attempt to turn the villain into a hero is the least of this film's problems. Gone is the suspense that made the first film tolerable. Don't Breathe 2 plays out like a generic action film that feels unoriginal and uninspired. It's just a cash grab to go in on the first film's success.The attempt to turn the villain into a hero is the least of this film's problems. Gone is the suspense that made the first film tolerable. Don't Breathe 2 plays out like a generic action film that feels unoriginal and uninspired. It's just a cash grab to go in on the first film's success. Don't bother watching this trash.… Expand

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