“Ayyy, it’s my birthday, and I ain’t gonna pick up the phone.”
We all know this annoying ringtone from the film “Happy Death Day,” which was released in October 2017.
This film pulled out all the stops, making it a memorable one in almost every aspect. It turned out to be a comedic, yet suspenseful film. I was satisfied with how it ended and did not expect a sequel. But the creators decided to make a franchise.
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And I was surprised to learn the second film wasn’t as bad as I initially thought.
The filmmakers brought all the characters back from the first film, diving much deeper into their individual development this time around.
When the film’s opening scene focused more on Carter’s roommate, I was definitely taken aback since in “Happy Death Day,” we don’t really know much about this character.
Nevertheless, I think the creators did a great job bringing him into the second movie and starting the plot off with him. The audience then learns he and his science lab friends have something to do with Tree’s time loop, which she escaped on her birthday.
This film does a great job connecting all the character’s lives together, creating a perfect storyline. Although the time-loop hole is a bit far-fetched, Tree finds out it wasn’t fate that caused her to be stuck. It turned out to be a fluke.
When she learns about the time traveling machine, a switch is pressed, and she is sent in an opposite dimension where Carter is not her boyfriend, her mom isn’t dead and her life is completely different.
As the plot thickens, the actress who plays Tree makes the film come to life by the anger she expresses when she is stuck in the time loop. It is not just her dialogue, but the way the actress says it that makes the audience laugh.
Throughout the film, she is stuck in this parallel dimension where she has to figure out the right scientific algorithm to get her back to her normal life. But she realizes being murdered is not really the way to go — instead she kills herself.
Each death differs from drinking car fluid, electrocuting herself, falling off an airplane in a bikini and jumping into a chipper shredder. It is entertaining watching the many ways she dies, and the stunt crew did a spectacular job making each time so believable.
Not only were the stunts on point, the camera angles and suspense were as well.
Even though this film’s plot had some errors, with confusing sections and some open-ended questions, I think it gave the audience what they wanted.
If you’re dying for some suspense, laughter and a killer love story, watch “Happy Death Day 2U” — you won’t be disappointed.
Lindsay Trombly can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter @lindsay_trombly