The presence of Guillermo del Toro in this film is noticeable. The production design, the characters design, even the photography and the cast have his signature.
The film has improved a lot in one of the elements in which the first part failed badly: the visual effects. There is an excellent combination between special and visual effects, as only Guillermo del Toro could have done in the 2000s. In that same aspect there is only one problem: the body doubles done in CGI.
It's also noted that there was a larger injection of budget and that they focused on creating a story that could fix the flaws of the first film. The script, which kept its author, is entertaining, dark, bloody, but always considering that it's an action and vampire movie. This sequel fully decides to walk the path of action instead of horror, an issue that the first film failed to successfully elucidate.
There are mistakes, there are unnecessary sequences (such as the opening confrontation that introduces Nyssa to the film), the characters are flat, but with all of this, the film manages to be quite entertaining, with an interesting script that delivers a nice plot twist at the beginning of the last act. There's a decent share of gore, though I wouldn't have minded seeing a little more of this resource.
Undoubtedly, this sequel is better than its origin film. Recommended to add to the Marvel video library.
The film has improved a lot in one of the elements in which the first part failed badly: the visual effects. There is an excellent combination between special and visual effects, as only Guillermo del Toro could have done in the 2000s. In that same aspect there is only one problem: the body doubles done in CGI.
It's also noted that there was a larger injection of budget and that they focused on creating a story that could fix the flaws of the first film. The script, which kept its author, is entertaining, dark, bloody, but always considering that it's an action and vampire movie. This sequel fully decides to walk the path of action instead of horror, an issue that the first film failed to successfully elucidate.
There are mistakes, there are unnecessary sequences (such as the opening confrontation that introduces Nyssa to the film), the characters are flat, but with all of this, the film manages to be quite entertaining, with an interesting script that delivers a nice plot twist at the beginning of the last act. There's a decent share of gore, though I wouldn't have minded seeing a little more of this resource.
Undoubtedly, this sequel is better than its origin film. Recommended to add to the Marvel video library.