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Extremely bad script writing. If you were to insert yourself into the film directly, you would look at the people speaking and say to them "what's wrong with you? No one speaks or behaves like that."

The acting and the plot is very cringe-worthy.

The film is designed for the tourism industry. All smiles and a glorious fantasy world that does not exist.

Cheesy modern Greek pop songs are played in the movie that are not really popular at all among real Greek citizens.

The film does not reflect what is going on in Greece in modern times with the collapse of the Greek society and our landscapes being ravaged with climate change. Clearly, a perfectly designed veil is installed to make the Americans feel good. As a Greek, this is painful to watch, and is really an insult.

There are other ways to make a funny comedy based on the humor of the original, but this one involves the worst script writers that you can find. Comedic timing is pitiful. If Nia Vardalos thinks that this is a good film, then she is truly blind sighted. This is mostly a "hey, let's get the remaining gang back together and get a pay day with a new film since we've run out of money in our personal bank accounts."

This film is no where near the mastery of a James Wan horror plot. Overall, this is a ridiculous attempt to continue a saga with a weak story layout. The main antagonist (i.e., Valak) is nothing more than an empty jump scare. You gain nothing about trials, tribulations, test of faith, etc. There is nothing scary in this film, nor is there any tension, or a sense of feeling of dread. You can't root for the protagonists since they don't know what they are doing anymore than the antagonist demon who likes to simply appear, growl, and throw people across rooms. Any close-up of Valak strongly resembles CGI and is not even remotely intimidating.

Overall, this is a non believable fantasy quest for a holy relic that will defeat Valak. Screaming and weak jump scares that you can see a million miles away. The second act of the film is mostly "Aaaahh! Eeeeeh! Grrrrr! Aaaaaah! Eeeeeeh!" that gets tiring very quickly. When Valak burns in the end, just like how Valak disintegrated in the Nun (Part I), you just want to end it all and say good riddance!