Like the first movie, Don’t Breathe 2 is at its creepiest when all of its characters are trapped inside Norman’s house. He homeschools her and teaches her survival skills, but after eight years, a mysterious group of people come to his house to kidnap Phoenix, setting him up to once again defend his home from intruders.
In the sequel, Norman finds a young girl named Phoenix (Madelyn Grace) outside of a burning house, and takes her in as his daughter.
His horrific actions hang around Don’t Breathe 2 like an albatross for the first hour or so, as the new story continues to follow him. Norman’s resentment of the intruders may be understandable, but he does reprehensible things in the film, making choices that don’t allow for later redemption. They don’t realize he’s an ex-Navy Seal who’s angry at the world for his daughter’s tragic, accidental death, and he turns their attempted robbery into a nightmare cat-and-mouse scenario. The first Don’t Breathe follows a group of teenagers who break into the home of blind veteran Norman Nordstrom (Stephen Lang) to steal his small fortune. And more importantly, it’s hard not to imagine all of the better things rookie director Rodo Sayagues, who also co-wrote this movie and the original, could have made with ingredients this good.
Is it enjoyable? Yes, but it’s also gross and morally questionable. Don’t Breathe 2, the newly released follow-up to 2016’s horror-thriller directed by Fede Alvarez, is like a sloppy Joe made with finely aged wagyu beef.
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