Film Review – The Gallows Act II

2015’s “The Gallows” was one of the worst films of its release year. 2019’s “The Gallows Act II” is one of the worst films of this release year. This is not progress. However, it’s Blumhouse Productions, which receives a lot of credit for supporting features such as “Get Out,” but remain just as capable of producing no-budget garbage for teenage audiences. Four years ago, they managed to make a few bucks with summer counterprogramming in “The Gallows,” a found footage chiller that didn’t make much sense, barely felt complete, but it contained enough jump scares (and utilized an effective marketing campaign) to pull in a sizable audience. Lack of positive critical and community response be damned, Blumhouse isn’t about to leave money on the table, returning with “The Gallows Act II,” which trades “realism” for Disney Channel-style melodrama and scares. Again, this is not progress. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com