Alone in the Dark II (film)

Alone in the Dark II
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Directed by	Michael Roesch Peter Scheerer
Produced by	Uwe Boll Ari Taub
Written by	Michael Roesch Peter Scheerer
Based on	Alone in the Dark series by Infogrames
Starring	Rick Yune Rachel Specter Lance Henriksen
Music by	Jessica de Rooij
Cinematography	Zoran Popovic
Edited by	Joe Pascual
Production company	HJB Filmproduktion Boll Kino Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG Brooklyn Independent Studios Hans J. Baer Filmproduktion
Distributed by	Splendid Film & WVG Medien GmbH (Germany) High Fliers Video Distribution (UK) Universal Studios Home Entertainment (US)
Release dates	September 25, 2008 (2008-09-25) (Germany) January 26, 2010 (2010-01-26) (United States)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States Germany
Language	English

Alone in the Dark II is a 2008 German-American horror film starring Rick Yune, Rachel Specter and Lance Henriksen. The film was directed by Peter Scheerer and Michael Roesch. It is a sequel to Uwe Boll's 2005 film Alone in the Dark, although it features an entirely new cast and a story that is unrelated to the original film.

Alone in the Dark II was filmed in New York City and Los Angeles. It is loosely based on the Infogrames' Alone in the Dark video game series.

Plot

Former witch-hunter Abner Lundberg (Lance Henriksen) is forced to come back to fight his old nemesis, a century-old dangerous witch out on the prowl again. This time, Lundberg joins forces with Edward Carnby (Rick Yune) and they attempt to track down the dangerous witch Elisabeth Dexter (Allison Lange).

Cast

Rick Yune as Edward Carnby
Rachel Specter as Natalie
Lance Henriksen as Abner Lundberg
Bill Moseley as Dexter
Ralf Möller as Boyle
Danny Trejo as Perry
Zack Ward as Xavier
Natassia Malthe as Turner
Jason Connery as Parker
Michael Paré as Willson
P. J. Soles as Martha
Brooklyn Sudano as Sinclair
Allison Lange as Witch/Elizabeth Dexter
Peter Looney as Ward Dexter
Lisette Bross as Old Witch
Louise Griffiths as Witch Voice (voice)

Release and reception

The film was released in Germany on September 25, 2008, in the United Kingdom on July 27, 2009^[1] and in the United States on January 26, 2010.^[2]^[3] An American Blu-ray release is sold exclusively by Best Buy.^[4]

Reviewing the film for IGN, R.L. Shaffer wrote: "Uwe Boll's Alone in the Dark did not require a sequel. Critics hated the film. Fans hated the film. ... Thankfully though, Alone in the Dark II is actually a much better film than the first. It's a touch light on action, and the setting is far more limited in terms of production design, but the tone is a little more in keeping with the ideas of the game franchise. ... Look at Alone in the Dark II more as a reboot than a sequel and it plays OK."^[5]

Still receiving not so good reviews, they were a slight improvement over its predecessor. At Rotten Tomatoes it currently holds an 11%, and at IMDB it contains a rating of 3.4/10.

References

External links

Alone in the Dark II at the Internet Movie Database

Alone in the Dark

Video games	Alone in the Dark (1992) 2 3 The New Nightmare Alone in the Dark (2008) Illumination

Films	Alone in the Dark II

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