I never really go into a sequel expecting much. Especially if the first movie is pretty awesome. With Stir of Echoes 2: The Homecoming, that was a very, very good idea. As I said the other day, I really love the original. It makes the most of what it has to work with and does so fantastically. The second one? Not so much. There was one little surprise, but it kind of made the film even worse. One of the secondary character--who gets nowhere near enough screen time or development as she should have for the part she ends up playing in the overall plot--is Tatiana Maslany. If you don't recognize the name, you're not watching Orphan Black (and you should be). On that show she plays multiple character. Characters who often interact with one another. And she is utterly amazing. In Stir of Echoes 2, she's completely wasted. Oh, and … Continue reading →