Review of the movie "Spell 2": actors, plot, critics' reviews

"Spell 2" - American mystical filmhorrors, partly based on real events. The film is the sequel to "Spell", released in 2013. The director of both paintings was James Van, well known to fans of thrillers and horrors with his blood-chilling "Saw", "Dead Silence" and "Astral". The main roles in the film were performed by Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Madison Woolf and Francis O'Connor.

Production

After the commercial success of the film beganactive work on the sequel. The plot of "Enchantment 2," as in the first part, is partly based on a real story from the life of explorers of paranormal phenomena Ed and Lorraine Warren. The events described in the film are known as the "Endorphic Poltergeist."

In 2014, Chad Hayes began work on the script"Spells 2". Actors Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga already in July 2013 signed a contract to participate in the film. In October 2014 it was decided that James Wang would put on a sequel.

In July 2015, the lead actors PatrickWilson and Vera Farmiga visited Lorraine Warren to learn more about the events in Anfield and better understand their characters. In September of the same year, Frances O Connor, Madison Woolf and Simon McBurney joined in. The other cast members of "Spell 2" were approved in late September, and the shooting began in California at the same time.

Most of the filming took place in London. Several scenes were filmed in California.

"Spell 2": actors

What should I say? Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson, the main actors of "Enchantment 2", have long gained world fame. Vera Farmiga worked on such films as "The Departed", "The Child of Darkness", "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas". Patrick Wilson is the star of the films "Fort Alamo", "Keepers" and "Passengers".

Australian actress Francis O'Connor, who previously starred in melodramas, dramas and comedies, won the role of Peggy Hodgson, a single mother whose family is being attacked by otherworldly forces.

For the role obsessed with the evil spirit of the girl JanetHodgson was chosen as the actress Madison Woolf, who previously worked on such films as On the Road, Dirty Campaign for Fair Elections and The Coming of the Devil.

Another star of the movie "Spell 2" (2016) -the German actress Franca Potente, known to the horror film fans Cryp, the militant "Bourne Identity" and the thriller "Run, Lola, run", played the role of Anita Gregory in the film.

For Lauren Esposito, who played the role of Margaret Hodgson, the debut in the big movie was "Spell 2". Actors Benjamin Haig and Patrick Makauli also did not have a movie experience before.

Simon McBurney played the role of Maurice Gross, a specialist trying to rid the house of supernatural forces.

Bonnie Aarons, movie star "Mulholland Drive" and "Drag Me to Hell", played the role of the demon Valak.

The youngest American actress Sterling Gerins, who played the daughter of Warren Judy, joined the cast.

Plot

Demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren leave forEnfield is the outskirts of London, nicknamed the "English Amityville". They are trying to help Peggy Hojon and her four children cope with the evil spirit that lives in their house. Researchers have to find out what exactly lives in the house - a vengeful ghost, spirit or demon, and most importantly - how to save his younger daughter Hodgson Janet, who is more than other members of the family being attacked by otherworldly forces.

Reviews. What do the audience say?

On the movie "Spell 2" critics' reviews were mostly positive, which is a great rarity for the horror film. In his review of The Hollywood Reporter Sheri Lindenpraised the film, writing: "Three years after the first" Spell "shook the cinemas with the skill of the old-school horror, director James Wang gave the audience an excellent sequel."

Film critic Jacob Wilkins of The Cavalier Daily also responded positively about the film, calling Wang "the master of horror," and noting that the movie "Spell 2" (2016) turned out "fresh, original and disturbing ".

Pete Hammond from Deadline.com wrote that he was "pleasantly surprised" by the sequel.

Cash gathering

Like its predecessor, "Enchantment 2" has becomea real commercial hit. With a budget of 40 million, the film grossed $ 102 million in the US and Canada, and 218 million in other countries, that is, the box office was $ 320 million. For the entire history of the movie, only one horror film collected a large amount at the box office - "Exorcist" (1973). Not surprisingly, with such commercial success, director James Wang plans to put the third part of the "Enchantment." But, when exactly the shooting process will begin, it is not yet known.