Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2

Has the incoherent look of a movie thrown together by a committee whose members weren't on the same page.

Has the incoherent look of a movie thrown together by a committee whose members weren't on the same page.

It's a muddled, sometimes-atmospheric effort.

It's a muddled, sometimes-atmospheric effort.

A flat, heebie jeebies thriller.

A flat, heebie jeebies thriller.

A clever if muddled collection of riffs on the "Blair Witch" juggernaut, dressed up with intellectual pretensions by Joe Berlinger, who directed this film with a chortling zest.

A clever if muddled collection of riffs on the "Blair Witch" juggernaut, dressed up with intellectual pretensions by Joe Berlinger, who directed this film with a chortling zest.

Can't scare up a decent plot.

Berlinger has approached Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 with intelligence and even a bit of thematic heft. But, frankly, the cheap thrill is gone.