Creep 2 (2017)

Aaron is back and he's still insane. If you are a fan of the original Creep don't be put off thinking this is a shameless cash-in. It's brilliant and you'll love Aaron''s new look.

Fmovies: Well color me impressed and use all the shades because I am one happy viewer! I only discovered Creep half of year ago and decided to watch it, even tho it seemed to be quite low budget and was using a way too shaky camera, but against all odds, I was impressed then and even more now!

Without discussing the first one, skip and get to 2nd base! What a treat of a film! Much more complex, better dialogue, more appropriate and inappropriate humor, even nudity this time, the plot of Creep 2 delivered on more levels. It was a great way of spending just 80 minutes, but after hearing that a 3rd part will be made, I couldn't be happier.

So it is true what you will read about it, this sequel is way better! Recommended and waiting for part 3!

Cheers!

A notable improvement over the first installment. Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice are clearly intelligent guys who understand that a truly successful sequel can't just recapture the appeal of the original - it has to create something new with its own unique appeal. With Creep 2, they successfully build on what made the first movie work as well as put a twist on the material that keeps things feeling fresh. The same unique combination of comedy, cringe, genuine discomfort and fear is here and even more potent, and the new angle that the story takes kept me guessing as to how everything was going to play out. I enjoyed the sprinkling of commentary on journalism and internet culture as well. The true star of the film and its main draw, however, continues to be Mark Duplass. His performance is just excellent all around - twisted, funny, committed, and super entertaining. He steals every scene and, fortunately, he's in nearly all of them. No, it isn't high art and it isn't a masterpiece, but it's genuinely fun, clever, and consistently entertaining.

Light 4/5

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*** (out of 4)

Sara (Desiree Akhaven) runs a YouTube station where she meets up with men who post online ads looking for love. She feels that the series is going nowhere when she spots an ad with a man asking for a video artist. Sara agreed to meet Aaron (Mark Duplass) who informs her that he's a serial killer who has hit a dry spot in his life. Aaron promises not to kill her but he wants her to film him for a day.

I ran across the original CREEP by a complete accident but it turned out to be a nice little gem that was very much worth watching. As soon as it was over I was wanting a sequel and here it is. Is CREEP 2 as good as the original film? Not at all. It falls well short of the original movie but at the same time I must admit that it kept me entertained throughout and it's certainly worth watching.

Director Patrick Brice, who played the video artist in the first movie, co-wrote the screenplay with Duplass and I must admit that I really like what the two of them are doing with this series. I liked the entire set-up here and especially the point of view of the video artist since she knows she's in a bad spot yet she is willing to risk her life to get what could end up being a hit. How many people do stupid things to try and get fame on social media?

The one area where the film disappointed was the fact that it really wasn't creepy or scary. The original had some creepy moments but sadly that doesn't happen here. With that said, there's no question that this is a rather interesting character study and one that remains entertaining throughout. A lot of credit needs to go to Akhaven and Duplass as both of them are good in their roles and they share a believable chemistry that helps make the story.

CREEP 2 certainly isn't a masterpiece and it is flawed but if you were a fan of the first film then you should enjoy this one.

Personally I don't think the sequel is as good as the original, but if you've seen the first Creep movie and liked it then you'll probably like this one too. It has a lot of the same creepy elements and the same main antagonist. I think it's a bit more shallow than the first film and doesn't explore the creepy themes to the same extent, but it definitely has its moments that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Directed & co-written by Patrick Brice, in 2014 movie CREEP, we saw a videographer, Aaron (played by the director himself) takes a one-day job in a remote mountain town through a Craigslist ad where he meets an interested weirdo, Josef (played by Mark Duplass). And from their very first meeting, Aaron started to wonder about what kind of mess he has actually stumbled into! Duplass' performance as a very much likable but a totally unpredictable psychopathic killer was an absolute blast. But the thing is CREEP (2014) was that kind of a fun & intriguing psycho-thriller that relies & succeeds heavily on its uncertain turn of events & the unfolding nature of mysteries & doubts behind its characters as well as a final twisted, satisfactory payoff at the end. The original CREEP succeeded that on many level and become 2014's one of the finest genre offerings. Now, to do a sequel to a movie like that is always challenging & risky venture as the target audiences already got the idea behind its mysterious antagonist in the very first movie. In order to recreate the first film's unease aura of uncertainty and unpredictable flavor of the story, the filmmakers need almost a miracle to work that again for a sequel. After three years, the same writer-director duo is now back with that seemingly impossible task to awe the viewers again. And surprisingly they have still somehow managed to pull off a good & entertaining follow up here in CREEP 2. This time it's about Sara, an online video blogger who runs a web series called EncountersÂ…where she meets estranged, weird men to document a glimpse in their lifestyle. But as nowadays our activities in the virtual world gets "define" by the amount of responses where like, share or no. of views somehow matters at the end of the day, it turns out that Sara is no different than any person we know who is looking for a big breakthrough but frustrated on her current low key status. Before call it quits, she decides to do one more episode and then she finds "Aaron" on Craigslist. Yes, 'Josef' from the original CREEP is now introducing himself in the name of his infamous victim of the first film. The chemistry between Aaron's unsettling but charming killer-instinct and quite calm & bold Sara was the real workforce for CREEP 2 and it worked beautifully for the performances that the respected actors showcased till the end. One of the most crucial & challenging parts for this sequel was its ending and as I still can't come up with a better one in my mind, so it won't be right to get much critical about it from my side as a viewer. Kudos to Duplass and Brice for creating almost an equally entertaining sequel where you may think you know the guy & his game but as a sequel it succeeds in every turn as it still able to baffles you on thinking 'what he or she going to do next?!'