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Metascore
13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 58The A.V. ClubJesse HassengerThe A.V. ClubJesse HassengerNone of the mounting dread is surprising, and only some of it is more effective than the average haunted-whatever picture. But Brahms himself remains an oddball delight.
- 50IndieWireKate ErblandIndieWireKate ErblandThere aren’t that many minutes to mess up, but the film manages to make it feel much longer. At just 86 minutes, Brahms: The Boy II should fly by, but the film lurches forward with its momentum punctuated by bad jump scares and odd flashback sequences.
- 40Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayLos Angeles TimesNoel MurrayLike its predecessor, “The Boy II” is a fairly corny and stodgy spook-show, with a few good jolts and one genuinely creepy killer toy.
- 40SlashfilmChris EvangelistaSlashfilmChris EvangelistaIt’s a film completely devoid of energy, or atmosphere. It’s so boring at times that it’s almost impressive.
- 40Film ThreatAlex SavelievFilm ThreatAlex SavelievNone of it is remotely frightening or original, the admittedly good-looking film adding nothing new to this unfortunate horror subgenre.
- 35TheWrapWilliam BibbianiTheWrapWilliam BibbianiThe film has no suspense, wit or shock value. It’s too ploddingly paced to elicit a proper jump scare, and it’s nowhere near insightful enough to get under the skin. The only thing interesting about this disappointing follow-up is how it takes the original film down with it, retroactively hurting the chances of “The Boy” becoming a beloved cult classic.
- 30We Got This CoveredMatt DonatoWe Got This CoveredMatt DonatoBrahms: The Boy II seems to want nothing to do with its original, which is an odd and detrimental outcome for your direct continuation of Brahms' ongoing story.
- 25Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreThere is one seriously suspenseful scene in the script, and it’s suspenseful because the trailers to the movie have given it away. Nothing else in it is scary, and the third act’s a career-killing embarrassment.
- 25RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoRogerEbert.comBrian TallericoIt’s a film with alternating shots of Katie Holmes looking scared and the doll looking creepy. Rinse and repeat. And it becomes so tediously boring that your mind will wander.
- 20The GuardianBenjamin LeeThe GuardianBenjamin LeeIt’s so punishingly dull to watch, filled with dry, perfunctory dialogue from Stacey Menear’s consistently uninventive script and shot without even a glimmer of style, that even at a brisk 86 minutes, it feels like unending torture.