Are they doing any more of these?
The first one was tame but just about passable fluff, this one showed marked improvement (even if it began to shatter towards the end), so are they forging ahead with any more instalments?
shareThe first made over $100 million on a $5 million budget. The second made $88 million on a $9 million budget. So if they don't do a third, I'll be genuinely surprised.
And I agree with your assessment on the first film vs the second, even to the point of the second film falling apart a little at the end.
I felt like, with Origin of Evil, the first two acts were easily superior to the third act. Acts 1 + 2 = 8/10. Act 3 = 6.5/10. It just gets a little silly near the end as the full-on horror elements enter the picture.
Frankly, I didn't find the movie very terrifying so I'm not sure if I'd call it effective as a horror film, but in a way I ask myself if that even matters. The movie actually works better as, what I guess I would call a "supernatural drama," than it does as a horror film. By supernatural drama I mean a dramatic film that has supernatural elements, rather than a film that's trying to terrify you.
Surprisingly, I have to say that I felt like the pure horror elements may have been done better in the first film. But Origin of Evil is superior in all other respects, from the plot, the characters, the direction, the acting, the score, the production design . . . you name it.