Take away the mobile phones and this belated sequel looks and feels like a weak 1980s horror movie. There are some nice signature visuals, mostly replayed from the first film, but Revelation offers little else of interest. The two way-too-old-for-students leads are not strong performers (Adelaide Clemens offers little variety, and Kit Harington appears to be completely lost), whilst Sean Bean and (very briefly) Radha Mitchell make sympathetic returns, but unfortunately Malcolm McDowell's cameo is pure panto. The pace is glacial, with more aimless wandering around than an Extended Lord Of The Rings, sound effects are ramped up to the max to make up for deficiencies elsewhere, but it is nice to see Deborah Kara Unger and Carrie-Anne Moss in a movie. The story wraps up purposefully here, and it should perhaps be left that way.
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