Movie Review: The Nun II

This sequel wastes no time establishing its dark tone, opening with the shocking mid-air immolation of a Catholic priest, the latest victim in a string of mysterious clergy murders across Europe. When the Vatican suspects these killings are the work of the demon nun Valak, believed destroyed in the 2018 prequel, they summon their resident supernatural specialist, Sister Irene, to investigate.

What follows is horror filmmaking strictly by the numbers, adhering so rigidly to genre conventions that the entire experience feels preordained. The film relies heavily on frantic orchestral scores and jarring sound effects to manufacture scares, suggesting the filmmakers knew their predictable demon encounters lacked genuine surprise or tension.

The sequel also falls victim to the logical inconsistencies that plague many horror films. If Valak possesses the power to levitate and incinerate a priest mid-flight, why does this supernatural entity resort to chasing a child on foot when pursuing a crucial religious artifact? These moments of illogical behavior undermine the demon’s supposed omnipotence.

The film perpetuates another tired horror trope: characters making inexplicably poor decisions. Why do protagonists consistently venture down ominous, cobblestone alleys when every visual cue ( oppressive darkness broken by eerie flashes of light ) clearly signals supernatural danger? These moments test audience patience rather than building suspense.

“The Nun II” offers nothing beyond the comfort of familiar scares for genre devotees. It’s horror comfort food: predictable, adequately crafted, but ultimately forgettable. The film demonstrates that even in supernatural cinema, over-familiarity can prove more deadly than any demon.

For a franchise built on religious iconography, this sequel commits the cardinal sin of creative complacency. 4.5/10