Don't Breathe 2 (2021)
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The story
Eight years after the events of the first film, blind Navy SEAL veteran Norman Nordstrom lives with his 11-year-old daughter Phoenix in a Detroit suburb. When a friend, Hernandez, takes Phoenix on an errand into town, she is targeted by a gang led by a man named Raylan. After a violent confrontation and the death of Hernandez, the gang kidnaps Phoenix. Norman must navigate a dangerous pursuit to rescue her, facing off against a group of ruthless criminals who have sinister motives for her abduction.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Eight years after the first film, blind Navy SEAL veteran Norman Nordstrom lives in a Detroit suburb with his adopted daughter, Phoenix. During a trip to her old home, Phoenix is targeted by a gang led by Raylan, a former convict. After the gang kills her protector, Hernandez, and kidnaps Phoenix, Norman pursues them. It is revealed that Phoenix's real name is Tara; her parents, including Raylan, abducted her to harvest her organs for Tara's mother. Norman infiltrates their hideout, where he faces off against the gang and a surgeon. He eventually discovers that Raylan is Tara's biological father. After a brutal confrontation where Norman defeats the gang and the surgeon, he tells Tara to flee. Raylan is fatally wounded, and Tara escapes to a nearby children's home, identifying herself as Phoenix.
- First release year
- 2021
- Runtime (minutes)
- 98
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Rodo Sayagues
- Writers
- Fede Álvarez · writer; Rodo Sayagues · writer
- Cast and characters
- Stephen Lang · Norman Nordstrom; Brendan Sexton III · Raylan; Madelyn Grace · Phoenix / Tara; Adam Young · Jim Bob; Bobby Schofield · Jared; Rocci Williams · Duke; Christian Zagia · Raul; Steffan Rhodri · The Surgeon/Dr. Thomas Hanniman; Stephanie Arcila · Hernandez; Diaana Babnicova · Billie; Fiona O'Shaughnessy · Josephine
- Genres
- horror; action; crime
- Themes
- protection; survival; sacrifice
- Tone and mood
- tense; violent
- Premise and plot tags
- blind protagonist; home invasion; kidnapping
- Franchise connections
- Don't Breathe
- Reception
- The film received mixed reviews from critics, with praise for the lead performance but criticism of the plot's logic.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 43% · scale: percentage · review count: 82; Metacritic · score: 46 · scale: 100 · review count: 19; CinemaScore · score: B · scale: A+ to F; PostTrak · score: 73% · scale: percentage · review count: audience members
- Production trivia
- The film features an alternate ending where Tara is dropped off by Raul.
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