Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on November 2009

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I’m at a distinct not-give-a-crap disadvantage with this juiceless, fun-free, mope-fest first sequel in a ’tweener “saga” that wanders somewhat more than the Aeneid. If this were the first movie, there wouldn’t be a second. Overlong and self-serious, this one declaws the werewolf mythos just as the first film defanged the vampires. The acting is anemic, the dialogue cringe-worthy, the plot nearly nonexistent. But its fan base of mindless 13-year-old girls (redundancy acknowledged) won’t care, and the filmmakers are cynically aware of this. Do not see this without seeing the first. Hell, don’t see it at all.