Happy Death Day
2017
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Feb 13, 2019 · A funnier follow-up with a sci-fi bent, Happy Death Day 2U isn't as fiendishly fresh as its predecessor, but fans of the original may still find this a sequel worth celebrating. Read...
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- Christopher Landon
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- Jessica Rothe
Feb 13, 2019 · Happy Death Day 2U. Tomris Laffly February 13, 2019. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. How much fun was 2017’s “ Happy Death Day ,” a gloriously self-aware blend of a teen slasher flick and “ Groundhog Day ,” with genuine jump-scares and a sharp sense of humor? In director Christopher Landon ’s playful genre entry ...
- Fans of the original will no doubt leave the theater ready for more.
- Verdict
By Meg Downey
Updated: Apr 21, 2020 5:42 am
Posted: Feb 14, 2019 9:15 pm
Writer/director Christopher Landon's Happy Death Day 2U seems to relish in all its little incongruities. It's over-the-top slapstick slasher absurdity manages to land just about 80% of the time but when the third act rolls around it begins to feel like it's stuck in a time loop just like its cast of plucky college protagonists. Still, welcome overstaying and clunkiness aside, it manages to be a fun, funny genre-bender great for some solid laughs and clever gimmicks.
Picking up almost exactly where the original, Happy Death Day (2017) left off, 2U once again focuses on Tree Gelbman (Jessica Rothe) as she's forced to relive a day in her life over and over again, each time ending with her brutal death. Only this time, we're clued in as to why it's all happening.
Several supporting characters here seem to have wandered out of a different movie entirely for about half of the movie -- something a bit more Back to the Future-flavored, or maybe even a little bit Breakfast Club leaning -- but that's part of the fun. Happy Death Day 2U obviously wants the audience to be in on the joke, pulling out every stop to wink and nod at just about every college movie trope it can cram into every scene. You name it, this movie's got it.
Despite this slight clunkiness and an overcrowded script, Happy Death Day 2U deserves a healthy amount of praise for pushing its pedal to the metal all the way through. It's hard not to get the impression that no idea was really shot down in terms of generating story here, no matter how bonkers it all seemed. The level of risk-taking is refreshing,...
- Meg Downey
Less a slasher parody and more a time travel comedy, Happy Death Day 2U is a bold departure for the franchise that nails its emotional beats even better than its predecessor. Full Review...
Feb 12, 2019 · Feb 12, 2019 10:00am PT. Film Review: ‘Happy Death Day 2U’. A baby-masked psycho is still on the loose, but this sequel to the slasher version of 'Groundhog Day' offers more convolutions...
Feb 14, 2019 · But the film is overstuffed with unfunny self-parodying gore slapstick, half-felt sentimentality and semi-meta sci-fi — characters mention “Inception” and “Back to the Future,” just to let you know...
Feb 14, 2019 · Happy Death Day 2U review: time-bending horror sequel is even better - Polygon. Entertainment. Horror. The hilarious Happy Death Day 2U finally knows what kind of horror it wants...
