Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

A Masterpiece!

It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

I would give this film a perfect 10, save for the fact that the film ends rather abruptly and that no conclusive third installment of the film was ever made.The film continues from the earlier Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer, directed and co-written by John McNaughton, which starred Michael Rooker as the title character.Trivia: For those of you that don't know, and are seeing this film for the first time, the character of Henry is based on the real-life serial killer Henry Lee Lucas(August 23, 1936 - March 13, 2001).Lucas was arrested in Texas and on the basis of his confessions hundreds of unsolved murders attributed to him were officially classified as cleared up. Lucas was convicted of murdering 11 people and condemned to death for a single case with an unidentified victim. He recanted all his statements and a study by the Attorney General of Texas concluded he had falsely confessed; the death sentence was commuted to life in prison in 1998. On March 13, 2001, Lucas died in prison from heart failure at age 64. He is buried at Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery in Huntsville, Texas. Lucas' grave is currently unmarked due to incidents of vandalism or theft.The sequel is directed by Chuck Parello and shows Henry as a drifter who is looking for work. He finds employment with a port-o-john company where he meets two employees, Kai and his wife Cricket. They take pity on Henry when they learn that he is a homeless drifter and offer him a room in their home. While there he meets Cricket's emotionally fragile teenage niece, Louisa. Louisa eventually becomes close and falls in love with Henry.Similar to the first film, Henry reveals his dark-side to Kai. He involves Kai in his random murders and threatens to expose him to his wife Cricket if he ever leaves him or reveals his secret to anyone.Watch the film to find out what happens next.More Serial Killer films: Copycat, Bone Daddy, The Bone Collector, The Watcher(2000), To Catch A Killer, Confessions Of A Serial Killer, Deranged, The Deliberate Stranger, Dahmer, The Secret Life: Jeffrey Dahmer (1993), Ted Bundy, Citizen X, Evilenko, The Boston Strangler (1968), Albert Fish: In Sin He Found Salvation, The Gray Man.

Okay, this movie was pretty bad. The acting was simply terrible in my opinion...but maybe I just didn't like the characters. I have not watched the first one but I am pretty sure it'll be 100x more better then this one. (I hope..) Don't waste your money on watching this movie, trust me.

Henry 2: Mask Of Sanity is the sequel to- you guessed it Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer. Why make a sequel to the masterpiece? I don't know. Henry 2 lacks the sense of emptiness that the original generated perfectly. It also lacked Michael Rooker's Oscar caliber performance of Henry. But Henry 2 is no less disturbing.Henry has wondered into a small town looking for work and a place to stay. He gets a job delivering and cleaning porto-potties and moves in with a co-worker until he gets his feet off the ground. Henry and his new friend soon start to kill. The idea of brutally killing total strangers cause you've had a bad day is disturbing in itself, but Henry 2 does it in more of a graphic slasher-esque manner than the original. I didn't understand why Henry and his new friend just didn't kill the poeple they were pissed at instead of taking it out on strangers. I did enjoy Henry 2, but its hard to compare it to the original, so don't. Neil Giuntoli portrays Henry in the same quiet manner Michael Rooker did, but is in no way as good or convincing. I give props to Chuck Perello for writing and directing a descent flick, he had the right ideas, but........ I recommend Henry 2, but don't compare or think it will live up to the original cause you'll just let yourself down. Appreciate Henry 2 for itself.

The original "Henry" was a great slasher film that aimed higher than the genre: it examined the psyche of the serial killer, so that the movie was more than just scary, it was genuinely disturbing. The movie's effectiveness could be credited to the masterful performance by John Rooker in the title role (in a less skittish world, he would have been Oscar nominated) and by the no nonsense direction of John McNaughton, which included one of the most chilling closing shots of all time. I happened to come across the present sequel in Blockbusters and, noting that it had a different actor in the title role and a different director (as well as an almost non-existent theatrical release), I checked it out with low expectations. Well, I was surprised. The movie is much better than it has a right to be. It copies the tone and content of the original pretty closely (including ultra-graphic gore), but at least it gets it right. And Neil Giuntono gives a perfectly good performance as Henry (like Rooker, he effectively underplays the role). The lower working class milieu that Henry finds himself a part of is as vividly captured as it is unsympathetic. If you liked the original "Henry," or if you're a fan of the psycho-killer genre, this sequel is definitely worth checking out. If you're not into this kind of movie (even when well done), then obviously you should pass.