It took forever for this sequel to be released. I'm not sure if the film was shot all in one go and just cut into parts or if this film was shot with all new footage. Still, The Witch 2 went on the be a big hit at the Korean box office just like the first film. Shin Shi-A, Park Eun Bin, Seo Eun Su, Jin Goo, Sung Yoo Bin and, Jo Min Soo star with special appearances from Lee Jung Suk and Kim Da Mi. This is Shin's debut film.
There is said to be more human experiments out there outside of the girl who is to be the strongest one.... Here is the story of the "other one".
The Witch 2 tries to correct the passing issues of the first film by starting things out with a bang as an introduction to a new main character. I enjoyed the corrections of mistakes made by the first film because after that you get a bucket load of information about new characters that live in this universe. The plot still strives on who is the strongest of the experiments, with one girl being more scary than the others running around. Witch 2's plot then dives back into old tricks of trying to humanize these mutant like characters in human emotional relationships. One reason these scenes don't feel so some much like an extreme slow burn similar to the first film is due to this world already being formed in the opening scenes as well as the first film. Nothing can compare to the action pack sequences that happen during the last hour to half an hour of this film. What still makes me scratch my head is that it takes so long for a film that doesn't have much really going on under the surface to get to what everyone wants to see: the action. If you watched the post ending credits scene, then you know that another film is coming. I'm kinda tired deep down in my heart but I'll probably still watch since Witch 2 was a fun time overall.
Kim Da Mi is somewhat of what make's these film have a horror feeling to them. I hope they let her character really run wild in the next installment. She wasn't in this film for long however, her acting stole the show even for a short time. Making the second film more multilingual was a good idea too. I'm sure it made the film more attractive. Especially to Koreans.
Witch 2 is what it is: a glorified cash cow that uses flashy effects and mystery to keep people coming back for more. We all will want to see how everything ends. I hope that the third film is the last one.
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