Brahms: The Boy II is a sequel to The Boy which was also made by William Brent Bell. The successful original film became the primary motive for the sequel production. Even though The Boy’s story was ended, what will the sequel story be like? In this era’s film industry, nothing is impossible. The star, Katie Holmes, who did not appear for a long time, now takes a role as the main character, acting in a genre she rarely has done before. Another familiar face is Ralph Ineson even though he only appears as a supporter.
After harrowing robbery experienced at their London apartment, Liza, along with her son Sean, suffered severe trauma. Liza often hallucinated in her sleep while Sean is no longer willing to talk. Together with her husband, they finally decided to move to a quiet rural area. Their new home was not far from the old house of the Heelshire family (told in the first film). As they stroll around the house, Sean discovers a male doll. Since the Brahms puppets, living with them, Sean gradually changes and strange things begin to happen. Fighting with her sanity, Liza finally realized that the doll was not an ordinary toy doll.
The sequel’s timeline is unclear after all the things that happened in the first film. There seems to be continuity that is separated from the story of the film. At the end of the first film, Brahms is still alive. Or not? Where is he now? The simple story in the first film suddenly becomes complicated. The supernatural side goes into the plot, which makes complete nonsense. From the start, the scenario was too common for the genre and easy to guess. The scheme has two options, is Brahms real, or is the mother hallucinating? I’m waiting for a surprise. In the end, a big zero.
Brahms: The Boy II is a sequel that is entirely unnecessary with a story approach that is too familiar for the genre. There is not one exciting aspect of the story or the artistic side. The first film at least had an effort to make something fresh, but the sequel has nothing. For horror fans, skip this one film, a waste of money and time.
