Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies (1999)

The final film for the horrible sequel week is “Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies”. This is just another example of a low budget horror flick made to ride the coattails of a decent original movie. The special effects are few and not impressive, the script is weak and the story is even weaker, the acting is insipid and forgettable. The movie dives right in without any subtly with the Djinn granting wishes to whoever he meets; even though this is the main attraction of this film and the original, there isn’t any build up or excitement behind them. Even though Andrew Divoff returns as the Djinn, he has a stupid grin on his face for half of the film that just looks ridiculous, as if he’s laughing to himself in disbelief that he’s actually getting paid for this movie.

A museum is being robbed and during a shootout with security, a statue is hit and the gem that the Djinn is imprisoned in is exposed. One of the thieves takes the gem, is shot in the chest but luckily the gem is hit instead of the thief, which breaks the gem and frees the Djinn. The thief, a woman named Morgana, is the only one to make out alive. The Djinn turns into his human form and is arrested as the supposed thief. Morgana has nightmares about the Djinn, the Djinn grants wishes and collects souls at the prison, more uninspired scenes follow including a weird side story about the Russian Mafia, until Morgana and the Djinn have their final showdown with a battle of wits. It’s ridiculous how Morgana is even involved, having the nightmares and such.

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