Leprechaun 2

After seeing the first Leprechaun movie, I was pretty much done. It is a film that is only worth one visit and it is generous to say that it probably should have never been made.You left it with a weird feeling. So why not see Leprechaun 2? Well I did and Leprechaun 2 is more of the same and frankly of lesser quality than the first one. It is another film that is really not needed, bringing a new meaning to "bad" and is unfortunately the start of some pretty horrible sequels.

Leprechaun 2 has an interesting plot that I kind of like while at the same time, I cringe about it. Here, the leprechaun tries to find a human bride. Pretty interesting to have a leprechaun marry a person but creepy because of what it involves and because the movie mixes horror and love themes together. Like I said, this movie did not need to be made. The plot also revolves around searching for gold that runs it course and doesn't bring much to the table.

Like the first movie, the acting is sub-par. Aside from Warwick Davis and Clint Howard, the cast which includes Charlie Heath and Shevonne Durkin is pretty unrecognizable. The actors are kind of likable but this really is some of the worst acting ever put on film and it really wears on you throughout this movie. Warwick is his usual silly self that is kind fun to watch but it is more of the same stuff from the first movie and this time around, you don't  really care as much because you saw it before.

As I said in my review of the first movie, the settings can be a hidden gem. Here the settings are kind of a mixed bag, using parts of Los Angeles, a go-kart track and a tree which is the leprechaun's home. Los Angeles really has been an overdone setting through the years so that is a bit tiresome. The go-kart does have the only good murder scene in the movie. The tree though is the most interesting setting of them all. It is a very interesting place with some creepy dark hallways. I do appreciate the effort but it is done on the "cheap" and it is kind of silly and really doesn't make much sense.

The kill scenes helped make the first film but they are pretty lacking here. They are pretty useless with not much substance and in the end not very memorable. These could could have really helped the movie work like the first one.

While this is a very flawed movie, there is a little quality here and there in bits and pieces so it could have been worse. The whole movie seems forced and  lacking and this is the first film in the series which is really rotten.


2/5