“Scary Movie 2” shows about a third less craft than its all-too-lame predecessor, and it’s only half as funny. If those are figures you can deal with, enter the theater at your own peril. By ...

Talk about commercial!) ”Scary Movie 2,” on the other hand, just backtracks into a parody of old-haunted-house flicks, as if anyone cared for two minutes about a dud hit like ”The Haunting.” ...

SCARY MOVIE 2: Starring Anna Faris, Marlon Wayans and Shawn Wayans. Directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans. (R. 90 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) When last we left the Wayanses -- as a film-spoof family ...

With a tag line, “No more mercy. No more shame. No more sequels – Honest! – We lied,” “Scary Movie 2” has made its way to theaters. Keenan Ivory Wayans directed the comedic spoof of ...

Scary Movie 2 is more of the same, but also less of the same, featuring far fewer gags than its predecessor. Paradoxically, its laziness makes it slightly more bearable.