HAPPY DEATH DAY 2U

Yes, another sequel that nobody knew they wanted (other than the studio apparently). I thought the whole horror GROUNDHOG DAY wrapped it up just fine the first time; however, after this, hopefully, they can finally put the franchise to sleep. Towards the beginning of the film the story tries to explain how other characters are now in this time loop and I don't feel like they succeeded in explaining it. They over thunk it but once you get past that, the story actually does have some heart to it, which I was surprised but appreciated. At times main star Jessica Rothe does really pull at your heartstrings. The killer was more obvious this time around, although they did use a part from the original script of part 1 that was later changed. It appears they went ahead with it anyway in the sequel. 5.5/10