The Gallows Act II
The Gallows Act II

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The Gallows Act II

2019
Movie
100 min
English

When Auna Rue transfers to a prestigious new acting school, she encounters a malevolent spirit after participating in a viral challenge.

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IMDb4.4/10
Google Users28%
Director: Chris LofingGenres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Plot Summary

A teenage girl discovers she has a connection to a cursed stage play and finds herself stalked by a malevolent spirit tied to the production. As she delves deeper into the play's dark history, she must confront the entity before it consumes her and her friends. The film follows her desperate attempts to break the curse and escape the terrifying consequences.

Critical Reception

The Gallows Act II received overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics and audiences alike, with many finding it to be a derivative and uninspired sequel that failed to improve upon the original's perceived flaws. The film was criticized for its predictable plot, weak character development, and reliance on jump scares.

What Reviewers Say

  • A poorly executed horror film that lacks originality and scares.

  • Fails to offer anything new or engaging, even for fans of the genre.

  • Suffers from a weak script, flat performances, and an uninspired direction.

Google audience: Audience reviews indicate widespread disappointment with 'The Gallows Act II,' with many viewers finding the film to be a predictable and unoriginal horror entry. Common criticisms include a lack of suspense, poor storytelling, and a reliance on cheap scares that fail to impress.

Fun Fact

Director Chris Lofing stated that the script for 'The Gallows Act II' was written in just 10 days, a significant departure from the development process of the first film.

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Gimly

Gimly

One of my biggest complaints about the original _The Gallows_ movie is its half-assed commitment to the "Found Footage" style, taking something that's already not very good, and then doing it badly. So when I started up _Act II_ (or I guess...

JPV852

JPV852

It's a very low bar, but The Gallows Act II is better than its predecessor, a movie I hated. This "follow-up" gets the direct-to-video treatment and on the plus side, it drops the found footage style and goes more traditional, but otherwise...