Wishmaster 2- Evil Never | Dies

The Djinn, adopting the alias Nathaniel Demerest, gets himself arrested to follow Morgan, who is also imprisoned after the botched heist. Inside the prison, the Djinn begins manipulating inmates and staff, granting wishes with horrifying results:

| Source | Rating (Out of 10) | Notable Comments | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | 6 | "I really loved this movie... some really nice gory deaths... Andrew Divoff is outstanding playing the Wishmaster" | | IMDb User (FiendishDramaturgy) | 4 | "A bit of a disappointment... They cut back on both the creativity and on the execution" | | A.V. Club | N/A | "Its surprisingly effective villain... Divoff's creepy lead performance and the solid direction... make it an above-average direct-to-video horror sequel" | | Movies & Mania | N/A | Director Jack Sholder has "mixed feelings... I think, all in all, it’s a little dumb" | | MovieMeter | N/A | "Not a strong horror film; the 90s CGI is too ridiculous here... Very nice funny horror movie" | | Letterboxd | N/A | "Same problems as the first movie (bad acting, direction and editing, horrible CGI effects) but without any of the positives of the first" | Wishmaster 2- Evil Never Dies

The film picks up with the franchise's signature morbid creativity. During a botched museum heist in Los Angeles, thief Morgana (Holly Fields) accidentally shatters a priceless statue, freeing a crimson opal containing a slumbering Djinn. Fleeing the scene, she leaves her dying partner Eric behind, who utters the deadly wish: "I wish I'd never been born." The Djinn (Andrew Divoff) grants it literally, erasing Eric from existence. The Djinn, adopting the alias Nathaniel Demerest, gets

The story wastes no time getting started. During a botched museum heist, a stray gunshot shatters the ancient fire opal that imprisons the Djinn. The young thief, , manages to escape with the jewel, but her partner is left behind. He makes the grave mistake of wishing he'd never been born—a wish the Djinn maliciously grants in horrifying detail, causing the man to instantly regress into infancy and disappear. Andrew Divoff is outstanding playing the Wishmaster" |


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The Djinn, adopting the alias Nathaniel Demerest, gets himself arrested to follow Morgan, who is also imprisoned after the botched heist. Inside the prison, the Djinn begins manipulating inmates and staff, granting wishes with horrifying results:

| Source | Rating (Out of 10) | Notable Comments | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | 6 | "I really loved this movie... some really nice gory deaths... Andrew Divoff is outstanding playing the Wishmaster" | | IMDb User (FiendishDramaturgy) | 4 | "A bit of a disappointment... They cut back on both the creativity and on the execution" | | A.V. Club | N/A | "Its surprisingly effective villain... Divoff's creepy lead performance and the solid direction... make it an above-average direct-to-video horror sequel" | | Movies & Mania | N/A | Director Jack Sholder has "mixed feelings... I think, all in all, it’s a little dumb" | | MovieMeter | N/A | "Not a strong horror film; the 90s CGI is too ridiculous here... Very nice funny horror movie" | | Letterboxd | N/A | "Same problems as the first movie (bad acting, direction and editing, horrible CGI effects) but without any of the positives of the first" |

The film picks up with the franchise's signature morbid creativity. During a botched museum heist in Los Angeles, thief Morgana (Holly Fields) accidentally shatters a priceless statue, freeing a crimson opal containing a slumbering Djinn. Fleeing the scene, she leaves her dying partner Eric behind, who utters the deadly wish: "I wish I'd never been born." The Djinn (Andrew Divoff) grants it literally, erasing Eric from existence.

The story wastes no time getting started. During a botched museum heist, a stray gunshot shatters the ancient fire opal that imprisons the Djinn. The young thief, , manages to escape with the jewel, but her partner is left behind. He makes the grave mistake of wishing he'd never been born—a wish the Djinn maliciously grants in horrifying detail, causing the man to instantly regress into infancy and disappear.