: Riley spends the film scrambling to find the source of the virus—and the man behind it—in a desperate attempt to find a cure before he and the world succumb to mass contagion . Visual and Narrative Evolution
Critics generally found the film to be a more energetic but less focused "pointless sequel" that favored gore over the original's character-driven horror . Contracted: Phase II
: Directed by Josh Forbes, the sequel moves away from the intimate psychological tension of the original and toward higher body counts , "gross-out" makeup effects , and a police procedural aesthetic. : Riley spends the film scrambling to find