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The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

Paranormal investigator Edward Carnby is approached by a drug dealer who claims to have information on a rare occult dagger that can grant its owner powers & who wants to see the remains of three people in the hospital morgue. Carnby assists him in visiting the stiffs but is stabbed with the dagger in the process. As soon as he is stabbed, a group of mercenaries led by the family of an old witch hunter arrive & rescue Carnby before his wound gets too severe. Once at their fortified compound, Carnby begins to see visions of a witch who haunts the family, trying to claim the body of the family's daughter Natalie. At night the family & most of the mercs are attacked by the witch & almost wiped out, but only Carnby & Natalie survive. Seeking help from a former occultist who has renounced his past & now works as a vet, the pair try to find the witch's body & destroy it before Natalie's body becomes the host for her.Uwe Boll's Alone in the Dark was the second film in Boll's now infamous "Unholy Trilogy" of video game adaptations (the others were HOUSE OF THE DEAD & BLOODRAYNE) that were widely pilloried for their lack of finesse & poor filmmaking. Having said that, the films made a surprising amount of money & all the negative press has worked wonders for Boll's career, to the point where he is now a sort of cult icon in his own right (sort of a 21st Century version of Ed Wood). All three films have had sequels done & this is also the case with Alone in the Dark.Alone in the Dark II is, if you want a capsule definition, an occult thriller with shootouts thrown in for novelty value. The plot was the same kind of stuff that wouldn't look out of place in an old 1970s Hammer film but conducted here with a smidgen of science fiction in order to give it some leverage. Of course, the problem here is that the plot is too ordinary & too passé to work for these days. Not just that but the original Alone in the Dark became famous for its lack of writing skill, which made gave it an almost instant cult profile, something the sequel has bettered but given its mediocre script makes it sort of pointless.The film's one redeeming aspect is that the cast recruited all give professional performances. In fact, the film is very low-key, giving the actors plenty of room to stretch their theatrical legs. Lance Henriksen, an actor who is legendary in the profession due to his consistent batting average in many classic & cult genre films, gives the film a quiet dignity as the former occultist who assists in chasing the undead witch.

After coming upon a mystical dagger, a paranormal enthusiast learns of it's deadly heritage with a vengeful witch and a family curse and tries to help stop the witch from carrying out her evil plans before they come to fruition.This is an overblown and rather disappointing effort, as this was pretty hard to get into for the majority of the film with him merely suffering from the effects without really developing a sense of fear from what's going on. Though the witch attacks are pretty fun and engaging when they kick in during the final half, the fact that they're so tame and lifeless by the rating restriction really ruins whatever this could've had by not really reveling in what it could've done, which is especially true in the house attack due to the number of fallen during the scene, but the supernatural elements and a nice atmosphere keep it afloat somewhat. While it has a pretty decent mystery unraveling in the middle of the film, this also takes too long and really could've gone by much faster to get to the witch's attacks, which again are fun and pretty much all that works for this one. A pretty big disappointment.Rated PG-13: Violence and Language.

Yes I'm one of the few people who thoroughly enjoyed the first Alone in the Dark. So I was extremely excited to find out the is a second one.There are some interesting characters in the film. Lance Henriksen plays most compelling and best performed character in the picture and Bill Moseley gives a very good performance. Unfortunately is the lead (Rick Yune as Edward Carnby) a disappointment. The story is not too bad. If you are willing to overlook some flaws you might find to like it.Alone in the Dark 2 is strange, as it's not your typical B or Z horror movie. Unlike Alone in the Dark 1, this movie has a strong potential in its deep roots, directly inherited from the game. PLUS it adds stuff from H. P. Lovecraft, which is always a good thing.From the get go, the movie goes look like a low-budget film, but compared to some of the crap I've seen, it's a good one. And for a low-budget DVD sequel, it's pretty good with a really great cast.

Because, you know...Alone in the Dark 1 was such a great film and all. Was it really necessary to make an even worse sequel to an already horrible film? This one is shockingly good at being completely worthless. The special effects were a complete mess. The acting was very hit or miss (some did a fairly decent job however it's not worth sticking up for them as they agreed to work on this filth). The story is all over the place. I've never seen a movie that felt like those involved realized nothing good was going to come of it so they just gave up and threw together what had been done and submitted it as a finished product. Now I have.