Review of Lake Placid 2

I enjoyed the first film, it was atmospheric, very witty and had some great performances. This sequel is just bad, it tries hard to repeat the success of the original and fails utterly. The special effects here are incredibly amateurish and the crocodile is not very menacing this time around. The script is more cheesy than funny, flat rather than sharp and hackneyed rather than focused, while the story is unexcitedly-paced and unoriginal with the gory moments predictable rather than nail-biting. The characters are stereotypes and annoying ones at that, and the acting even from Cloris Leachman(whose performance is almost exactly the same as Betty White's in the first film except White was far more inspired) is poor, an uneasy mix of overdone or non-existent. In conclusion, a lame and flaccid sequel to an entertaining original. 1/10 Bethany Cox