Mark Duplass is back in the most awkward yet commendable
horror franchise yet – Creep 2. A
movie that is creepier, weirder, more alienating and outlandish than the
original though strangely more heartfelt.
Mark Duplass’ serial killer character is at it again, but
this time naming himself Aaron, taking the name of Aaron from the first Creep. Aaron is bored after killing 39
people and wants some sort of appreciation for it, so he decides to lure in a
YouTube hopeful named Sara to document the life and times of a prolific serial
killer.
Creep 2 is very
aware of the social complications involving a male serial killer and a female
victim in such a realistically intimate movie premise, that it immediately
deals with it head on without flinching, but without going to gratuitous lengths
to show how “creepy” Aaron could be in this situation. Creep 2 instead does a
great job at rekindling the suspense and tension in the first Creep, by downplaying what was scaring
and creepy then. It’s protagonist Sara has a calmer disposition than Aaron in
the first one, that allows her interaction with Mark Duplass come off more real
and cerebral. You can feel what Sara is thinking in terms of her character inside
a situation where a serial killer reveals himself, but most of all Creep 2 goes back and forth with it’s
premise, that like in reality Sara isn’t completely sure if Aaron is a serial
killer or just really really creepy.
Creep 2 is one of
the few movies that gets the feeling of online encounters right, creating a
realistic scare for your Halloween night while being also pitch perfect for a Valentine’s
Day night in.
See Creep 2…if you
dare…
- Maurice Jones
