A series of horror stories told by storyteller Portifoy with focus on social consciousness, ignorance, and racial injustice. From Executive Producer Spike Lee, this sequel will leave you wondering which horror is worse; social or literal.
Jasmine Akakpo (Zoe), Gunnar Anderson (Roy), Martin Bradford (Brian), Kenneth Bryan (Golliwag), Alexander Biglane (Ty), Keith David (Portifoy), Greg Davis (Kahad), Kendrick Cross (Henry), David Dahlgren (Dr. Gwinette).
Tales From the Hood 2 is a series of stories, within a story, within a film. Each story is different, and disturbing, mixing traditional horror with racial and social injustice. While the stories may be a bit hard to swallow, the variety of horror is good. While the film is not very scary in a traditional sense, it is mildly entertaining despite some overacting and comical horror.
Acting was mediocre here. David was over the top in this one, as were several others. The flip side of the coin was obvious inexperience, bad timing, and a less than authentic feel.
Camera work, sets, and backgrounds were nothing special but fitting for the film. Action and horror scenes were immature and lacking quality. Dialogue was decent despite the race speeches. Sound and soundtrack are good.
Overall, this one misses the mark. There is not enough horror to keep horror fans interested. And social and racial commentary is so obvious as to almost be boring. Horror fans may want to pass on this one while those who enjoy social commentary should put this on their Must See list.
With some graphic violence, gore, and foul language, save this for older teens and above.
Released: 2018
Reviewed: 11.1.18
Star rating: 2 out of 5
Genre: Horror, Cult Horror, Supernatural Horror
copyright ©2018 Dave Riedel
Jasmine Akakpo (Zoe), Gunnar Anderson (Roy), Martin Bradford (Brian), Kenneth Bryan (Golliwag), Alexander Biglane (Ty), Keith David (Portifoy), Greg Davis (Kahad), Kendrick Cross (Henry), David Dahlgren (Dr. Gwinette).
Tales From the Hood 2 is a series of stories, within a story, within a film. Each story is different, and disturbing, mixing traditional horror with racial and social injustice. While the stories may be a bit hard to swallow, the variety of horror is good. While the film is not very scary in a traditional sense, it is mildly entertaining despite some overacting and comical horror.
Acting was mediocre here. David was over the top in this one, as were several others. The flip side of the coin was obvious inexperience, bad timing, and a less than authentic feel.
Camera work, sets, and backgrounds were nothing special but fitting for the film. Action and horror scenes were immature and lacking quality. Dialogue was decent despite the race speeches. Sound and soundtrack are good.
Overall, this one misses the mark. There is not enough horror to keep horror fans interested. And social and racial commentary is so obvious as to almost be boring. Horror fans may want to pass on this one while those who enjoy social commentary should put this on their Must See list.
With some graphic violence, gore, and foul language, save this for older teens and above.
Released: 2018
Reviewed: 11.1.18
Star rating: 2 out of 5
Genre: Horror, Cult Horror, Supernatural Horror
copyright ©2018 Dave Riedel
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