Five Nights at Freddy's 2: Review

 Five Nights at Freddy's 2 is more ambitious than its predecessor and sets up an exciting and thrilling 3rd movie.

The story line was different than I was expecting. I had to see it twice to fully understand what it was that Scott Cawthon was trying to tell, and the second time I got it. It was a mixture of the Twisted Ones book, and the second game. They did a great job with how they mixed the two story lines from these adaptations, and they managed to do a great job with how they handled the lore of these games. 

The acting was great. Josh Hutcherson is a professional, so he can always do a good job, and he managed to be very convincing with how he handled his character. Elizabeth Lail acted her butt off, and was very convincing with her performance, and you felt so bad for her. Piper Rubio was solid, and surprisingly had some very creepy scenes, but her eyes did a great job at conveying how sad she could be. Freddy Carter was the one who stole the show, perfect actor to portray Michael Afton, and I am looking forward to seeing him and Matthew Lillard on the screen. Wayne Knight did a great job, and had a lot more scenes than what you would think, he was funny also, a perfect role for him. While not being in the movie for a long time, Skeet Ulrich and Matthew Lillard were great, and I am looking forward to seeing them have more scenes in the third movie.

The production team outdid themselves! The animatronics looked amazing, and the voice actors did a great job, especially Megan Fox as Toy Chica. Matthew Patrick's voice was such a shock as well, was not expecting him to sound like that at all.

The film definitely had more tension, and more jump scares. And they worked, even though I was really mixed on how they portrayed what the Marionette is capable of doing, it came out of left field, but they did a great job at showing how unsettling she is, even if it was a shame to not see them use the actual animatronic as much. The tension and suspense worked very well though!

I had a feeling how this movie would end to set up a sequel, and I was 100% percent. Hopefully the sequel focuses more on Henry Emily, William Afton / Springtrap, and Michael Afton. Please do not underuse them, as this film might be the final one in this main story line. I think the Funtime Animatronics are coming also, based on that one scene, and the ending which had Henry's recorded message for Mike. 

You need to explore more of William Afton and Henry Emily's partnership, and William's relationship with Vanessa and her brother, Michael. Please do not underuse these characters Scott Cawthon! And do not leave out Mike Schmidt, Abby Schmidt, and Vanessa. I want to see how their story lines end for the sequel.

And give the Puppet a story line where she goes on the hunt for Springtrap please! You have so much potential, and material to work with. Go with what works, but don't over do it Scott! Make it work, and try not to be too complicated! And give it a satisfying ending, please do not screw it up!

The stage may be set for an adaptation of Sister Location, FNaF 4, and Pizzeria Simulator, unless they plan on putting elements of all 3 of these games, alongside the main story line of the third game, into the third movie. Which could work, but take your time, and do not rush the pacing, and give it a short runtime! Do it right!

I hope they adapt Security Breach, Help Wanted, Ruin, and Secret of the Mimic as well, as the idea of an animatronic built like a Terminator (I'm talking about the Mimic), controlled completely by A.I. programming, and being built to literally mimic his surrounding would be such a cool concept!

More ambitious, and more crisp than the original. Very happy with the result!

Out of 4 stars I would give it...

4 out of 4 stars