Brahms: The Boy II
Brahms: The Boy II
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| Directed by | William Brent Bell |
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| Written by | Stacey Menear |
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| Music by | Brett Detar |
| Cinematography | Karl Walter Lindenlaub |
| Edited by | Brian Berdan |
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| Distributed by | STX Entertainment |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $10 million[1] |
| Box office | $20.3 million[1] |
Brahms: The Boy II is a 2020 American supernatural horror film starring Katie Holmes, Ralph Ineson, and Owain Yeoman. A stand-alone sequel to the 2016 film The Boy, it is directed by William Brent Bell and written by Stacey Menear, the respective director and writer of the original film. The plot follows a young boy who, after moving into a mansion with his parents following a traumatizing incident, finds a lifelike doll he becomes attached to.
Brahms: The Boy II was released in the United States by STX Entertainment on February 21, 2020, and was panned by critics. The film grossed $20 million worldwide.
Plot[edit source]
Liza and her son Jude survive a home invasion by two masked men, but are left traumatised by the event; Liza is plagued by nightmares, and Jude develops mutism, and is left communicating through a notepad. Liza's husband, Sean, suggests they relocate to the countryside to recuperate. The family move to nearby Heelshire manor, unaware of its dark history.
Arriving at the manor house, they explore the property and Jude finds a porcelain doll buried in the ground, while Liza and Sean discover the old Heelshire mansion. Realising that Jude is missing, Liza searches for him and finds him in possession of the doll. Encouraged by Jude's connection to it, Liza cleans "Brahms" off, making the doll look new.
The next day, Liza and Sean take a walk around the property at Jude's request. They meet Joseph, the property caretaker, and his dog. Tensions fray when Sean urges Liza to talk about the events of the burglary, and she will not.
Back in the house, Liza and Sean overhear Jude talking in his room. They ask if he's talking to Brahms and Jude writes 'yes' in his notepad. Weird events occur around the house, and Sean and Liza discuss a change in Jude's behaviour with their therapist.
Joseph talks to Jude about his dog being missing, but no-one appears to have seen the dog. Liza finds disturbing pictures drawn by what she assumes is Jude. Later that evening, the family has dinner and Jude writes in his notepad that Brahms plate is missing. Liza upset about earlier says that Brahms doesn't eat because he is a doll. Her and Sean argue in the kitchen and Sean leaves the room. She goes to sit with Jude at the table and tells him he needs to stay until he eats. He writes on his notepad that that she is making Brahms mad. So she leaves the dining room and hears a loud noise. The dining room table and chairs were turning upside down. Jude scared wrote that he told Liza not to make Brahms mad. Arguing about Brahms and Jude ; Sean and Liza disagree about the mysterious things that are happening. Jude wonders to the Heelshire house with Brahms in hand, leaving a note saying I told you not to make him mad. Joseph found Sean and Liza in the Heelshire house and tell them briefly about Brahms. After finding Jude he starts to talk. Sean's brother and his family come to visit. Will, Jude's cousin, was mysteriously injured. Liza becomes even more upset. Joseph later hits Liza in the head and she ask where is Jude. Joseph tells her that it will be over soon Brahms and Jude will be one. She gets loose and hits Joseph and goes to look for Jude.
Sean finds Liza and Jude in the basement and hit Brahms with a croquet stick. Joseph then starts to get scared and says it will never be over and he will take it out on him that they stopped him. Brahms kills Joseph and there's a furnace explosion. Walking over to Brahm, Jude then throws Brahms in the fire and says its okay. Liza, Sean and Jude are now back home and everything seems normal. However after tucking Jude in ; Jude later walks over to his dresser and puts on the porcelain mask and says goodnight Brahms, it will be okay they will just need to follow the rules. Film ends.
Cast[edit source]
- Katie Holmes as Liza
- Owain Yeoman as Sean
- Christopher Convery as Jude
- Ralph Ineson as Joseph
- Anjali Jay as Dr. Lawrence
- Oliver Rice as Liam
- Natalie Moon as Pamela
- Daphne Hoskins as Sophie
- Joely Collins as Mary
Production[edit source]
Development[edit source]
By October 2018, it was announced that a sequel was in development, with Katie Holmes joining the cast of the film, William Brent Bell returning to direct and Stacey Menear back to write the script of the film, respectively, with Matt Berenson, Gary Lucchesi, Tom Rosenberg, Jim Wedaa and Eric Reid serving as producers, under their Lakeshore Entertainment banners, and STX Entertainment producing and distributing the film.[2]
Casting[edit source]
In November 2018, Christopher Convery, Ralph Ineson and Owain Yeoman also joined the cast of the film.[3][4]
Filming[edit source]
Principal photography began in January 2019 and wrapped that March. Parts of the sequel were filmed in Victoria on Vancouver Island, located in British Columbia, Canada.[5]
Release[edit source]
The film was theatrically released in the United States on February 21, 2020.[6][7] It was previously scheduled for July 26, 2019, and then December 6, 2019.[8]
Reception[edit source]
Box office[edit source]
Brahms: The Boy II grossed $12.6 million in the United States and Canada, and $7.7 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $20.3 million, against a production budget of $10 million.[1]
In the United States and Canada, the film was released alongside The Call of the Wild, and was projected to gross $5–8 million from 2,151 theaters in its opening weekend.[9][10] The film made $2.2 million on its first day, including $375,000 from Thursday night previews. It went on to debut to $5.7 million, finishing fifth at the box office.[11] In its second weekend the film dropped 55% to $2.6 million, finishing sixth.[12]
Critical response[edit source]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 9% based on 53 reviews, with an average rating of 3.52/10. The site's critics consensus reads: "More likely to induce boredom than quicken the pulse, Brahms: The Boy II is chiefly scary for the way it undermines the effectiveness of its above-average predecessor."[13] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 29 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews."[14] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "C–" on an A+ to F scale, and PostTrak reported it received an average 1 out of 5 stars from viewers they polled, with 24% of people saying they would definitely recommend it.[11]
Benjamin Lee, writing for The Guardian, gave the film one star out of five, describing it as "so punishingly dull to watch, filled with dry, perfunctory dialogue from Stacey Menear's consistently uninventive script and shot without even a glimmer of style," adding that "even at a brisk 86 minutes, it feels like unending torture..." with a finale "that buckles under the weight of its own stupidity, as well as some god-awful CGI."[15]
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