Instant Favorite.

I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

A film school is beset by a series of killings patterned after urban legends. It's up to aspiring filmmaker student Amy Mayfield (an excellent and appealing performance by Jennifer Morrison) to figure out what's going on before it's too late.Director John Ottman relates the absorbing story at a brisk pace, stages the murder set pieces with skill and flair, delivers a satisfying serving of splatter, and generates a good deal of spooky atmosphere. The smart script by Scott Derrickson and Paul Harris Beckman offers several cool red herrings and affectionate homages to various 80's slasher flicks. The capable acting by the sturdy cast keeps this movie buzzing: Matthew Davis as nice guy Travis and his loyal twin brother Trevor, Hart Bochner as the friendly Professor Solomon, Joey Lawrence as the smarmy Graham Manning, Anson Mount as the arrogant and abusive Toby, Eva Mendes as brash lesbian Vanessa Valdeon, Jessica Cauffiel as ditsy actress Sandra, Anthony Anderson as the happy-go-lucky Stan, Michael Bacall as the jocular Dirk, and Marco Hofschneider as charming cinematographer Simon. Loretta Devine makes a welcome return from the original as sassy security guard Reese. Brian Pearson's glossy widescreen cinematography provides a neat polished look. Ottman's spirited shuddery score hits the shivery spot. A fun follow-up.

You may be flipping through your cable channels and come across this movie. Parts of it may seem entertaining, especially if you're a fan of urban legends, like myself. If you continue about your business with this film on in the background and occasionally stop to watch a couple of scenes, you may not be disappointed…but do not waste your time by dedicating over an hour and a half to watch a collection of half-interesting urban legends executed with unconvincing special effects. While the plot twist isn't bad, the ending is otherwise hokey and ruins what was a mediocre movie featuring some recognizable actors like Anthony Anderson, Eva Mendes, and Joseph Lawrence…and Loretta Devine, shame on you for playing this role…you know what I'm talmmbout. In sum, this flick is bad enough so that its homage to Alfred Hitchcock is a little insulting, but it's not bad background if you keep your expectations low.For more reviews and a kickass podcast, check out www.livemancave.com

Much like the first film, 'Urban Legends 2', is also one of those films that you appreciate more for the idea than the execution. There wasn't anything new in this sequel, there were murders based on urban legends and it was your usual mystery. Though the acting was not too bad, the actual writing and over complications are a perfect example of too many cooks spoiling the broth, with the cooks being all the stupid twists written in. There was nothing memorable about it, and I watched it in a completely idle mind, not taking it even remotely seriously. It was probably not the worst murder mystery ever taken, but definitely not amongst the best. The only thing that makes this flick watchable is Loretta, playing the lovable, kick-ass campus security guard.

A film centered around making films, written by people with no knowledge of film. This is incredibly bad stuff. It doesn't help that the screenwriter has obviously never encountered a living human being before. Otherwise they may have concocted a realistic or original character. Instead it's all the same crap, done at a low quality. The dialogue is painful to listen to, the kills aren't even interesting, and the constant mention of Hitchcock puts this film into some pathetic dream world. I'm not even sure how many Urban legends are actually followed in this film or if it just gave up on that premise. There's a literally pointless kill, that makes no sense and adds nothing to the film, as it was added in later to make sure a kill happened early in the film. It's trash, that just about gets by with a few laughs and an underused Eva Mendes.