Um Dia Negro 2: Estrada De Sangue

This is the strangest film I've probably ever seen in the road horror genre. But interestingly, one of the best.

This movie had me glued to the screen, it gets right into your soul. Helder Santos is one of my favorite actors, and in this movie he stands out and is excellent throughout. No one does unhinged like him, a mysterious figure in a trench coat, thumb out, waiting to hitch a ride again, but this time to catch the one that hurted him Miguel Branco, and a priest Pedro Pinecross, that arrives to help him.

You owe it to yourself to watch this movie.

The psychotic hitchhiker begins stalking Miguel Branco again, gone is the loneliness of a single driver and the rising of terror and confusion that he faced in the original, the main difference from the original is the addition of the priest.

Without doubt some of the action and deaths are well executed by director Rui Constantino and his team, there's not much CGI computer effects work in this until the end when it does tend to become noticeable and a bit distracting.

The indestructible hitcher survives repeated attempts on his life that would fell ordinary mortals, but Miguel Branco continues to try.

7/10

I like the concept of this film, and is definitely a classic in the horror suspense genre. Actor Helder Santos, really feels like a maniac, the way he walks, and talks, he won´t stop, even after he killed him in the first movie, evil never dies. It had top notch acting, a great on screen chemistry between killers, and the addiction of the priest, was a good call, it brought more intensity to the story, You don't need to see heads chopped off and what-not for it to be scary, it has more suspense than ever before.

A word of advice : Don't Pick Up Strangers.

So it's no masterpiece. I wasn't expecting one. As a good ol' blood-and-guts horror/thriller, it delivers. The first movie was very special to me, loved the killer twist, and most of all, the characters, in this sequel we get to see the return of the road killer, chasing the other killer, by appearing to him, like a vision or something... The best part about this film is the final confrontation between killers with a drop of faith, by a priest thal also appears out of nowhere, didn´t understand what´s the backstory for this guy, but he´s there to get the job done, just like in the exorcist.

All in all it´s solid stuff, I´m a fan of road movies, i enjoy chase sequences and i rate this film in both those departments. It´s a low budget movie, made in Portugal, a simple movie. simple story. Helder Santos plays the Hitcher, and he really looks like a killer !

This movie is a pretty good sequel, compared to the original.

I though the budget of the movie was probably low, it doesn't really show on screen. There are some spectacular moments with a gun in slow motion, and knife duels, i like this movie for what it is and it does have a few surprises in it.

It was thrilling, action packed, & dramatic all mixed together.

i´ll give it a 9.