“The Jack In The Box Rises” (*1/2 out of four) was a sputtering horror sequel about the title evil incarnate who is discovered on the grounds of an exclusive girls’ prep school and numerous students (Isabella Colby Browne, Leona Clarke, and others) discover it and have to fight to the death to prevent it from opening and spreading and unleashing. Strictly for those who thought the original “Jack In The Box” was robbed at the Oscar shows; either way, film is no prize in terms of craftsmanship or scares and gets stale pretty quickly. It’s films like this that make you realize how great the original “Child’s Play” was by comparison.

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