Happy Death Day 2U Review: 4 Ups & 6 Downs

2. The Superior Supporting Cast

Happy Death Day 2U
Universal

One of the few areas where the film actually improves upon its predecessor is the supporting cast.

In addition to compellingly re-configuring many of the first movie's characters in a clever way, Carter's (Israel Broussard) pal Ryan (Phi Vu) gets a lot more to do, and two new teen scientists played by Suraj Sharma and Sarah Yarkin add some easy charm to the central group dynamic.

The movie's time loop mechanics give the cast a lot of room to toy around with their characters, and no matter the film's faults, the performances are pretty damn solid across the board.

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