Brahms: The Boy II (2020)

After a family moves into the Heelshire Mansion, their young son soon makes friends with a life-like doll called Brahms.

Director:

William Brent Bell

Writers:

Stacey Menear, Stacey Menear (based on characters created by)

Stars:

Katie Holmes, Christopher Convery, Owain Yeoman

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Katie Holmes	...	Liza
Christopher Convery	...	Jude
Owain Yeoman	...	Sean
Ralph Ineson	...	Joseph
Daphne Hoskins	...	Sophie
Keoni Rebeiro	...	Will
Joely Collins	...	Mary
Oliver Rice	...	Liam
Anjali Jay	...	Dr. Lawrence
Natalie Moon	...	Pamela
Karl Mercer	...	Hospital Man

Storyline

The story is about a family moves to a house in a countryside after a son (Jude) and mother (Liza) both traumatised from an unexpected burglary. Jude finds a dirty, dusty porcelain doll and calls it Brahms. Everything then change in a sinister way because of the doll.

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Plot Keywords:

sequel | second part | nurse | doctor | doll | 

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Taglines:

He's made a friend

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for terror, violence, disturbing images and thematic elements.

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the end credits, a man named Tom Cruise is credited as a chef. The film's star , Katie Holmes, was married to the actor Tom Cruise.

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Goofs

The newspaper article about the 1958 murders identifies the issue date as a Wednesday when that date was a Thursday.

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Quotes

Jude: [from the trailer] It's okay to be scared sometimes/it's fun to be scared sometimes
[first lines]
Jude: I gottcha good did I
[last lines]
Jude: [looking at his reflection only to see Brahms staring back at him] I think we're gonna like it here Brahms... as long as they follow the rules

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Connections

Follows The Boy (2016)

User Reviews

Who exactly is this movie for?

Not to spoil it for you, but the first film made only a modest profit, and that is because it had a very low budget. That first film makes the events in this film impossible. So it looks like this is just a reboot attempt since Brahms is a very spooky looking doll and could probably sell horror movie tickets if the theme is franchised, except, to tell you the truth, this film is a bit of a bore.

The backstory is that there is a burglary that somehow traumatizes the young son in the family, although the details of this trauma are never told. So the family goes out to the country to regroup. The young son, who has simply stopped talking due to the burglary/assault, digs up the porcelain doll Brahms. He begins to bond with Brahms, as his parents sulk around the house, I guess feeling bad that they could not protect their son? So they let things go since at least the son is showing interest in something, but things get weird. Oh, and all you see of the burglar in the short scene dedicated to the incident is a shadow that makes it appear that the perpetrator was Popeye the Sailor.

There are some dream sequences that go nowhere as far as the story goes because it seems that there is not enough story here to flesh out a feature film length production. I would say don't waste the price of a movie ticket on this one. Instead, just stream it when it becomes available.

I gave this one 4/10 points because the atmosphere, cinematography, and acting are all very good. It's just too bad that the plot is boring and aimless.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA China Canada Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 February 2020 (USA)

Also Known As:

Brahms: The Boy II

Filming Locations:

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$5,823,006, 23 February 2020

Gross USA:

$12,611,536

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$20,311,536

Company Credits

Production Co:

STX Films, Lakeshore Entertainment, Huayi Brothers Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min 91 min (director's cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Surround 7.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1