Anatomy 2 (2003)

Pretty Good

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

The link between this sequel and the first ANATOMIE is precisely what I had found more interesting in the first movie: the ethical borders in medicine. However in this film the matter has a special development as the truly, and the only, point of the film is that one. The movie genre of this sequel is quite different from the first one, because if ANATOMIE could perfectly fit in the horror type, including the plot development and other typical clichés of that genre, ANATOMIE 2 is more like a Scientific Fiction thriller. Of course it also has suspense, deaths, and a bit of blood but it's more like a action thriller with the medicine issue as background. In this film the secret Masonic organization called A.A.A (Age Actabile Antihippocrate) – which is the main link to the first movie – was trying to achieve a new kind of muscular strength, hoping to create a superman! I enjoyed this sequel in a different way from the first movie, but also score it 6/10.

Jo Hauser (Barnaby Metschurat), a new intern at a notable German hospital, suspects something's amiss with Proffesor Muller-LaRousse (Herbert Knaup), who is studying the use of bionic muscles in order to make superior humans, but not before getting addicted to the performance enhancing drugs. Well acted, but ultimately uninvolved, unexciting film that is way too generic for it's own good.Franka Potente has a very small cameo to drive up video sales.My Grade:D+ DVD Extras: Subtitled commentary by Director Stefan Ruzowitzky and actor Barnaby Metschurat; a 16 minute & 47 second Making of; 5 Deleted scenes with optional audio and video commentary; 3 Screen test comparison; Fimographies; Photo gallery; the poster artwork; an unsubtitled German Theatrical trailer and Trailers for "Anatomie", "Men of Respect", "Big Girls don't cry", "Identity", & "Darkness Falls"

For some reason (what? I don't know) I had been putting off seeing this film for a while, even though I am a big fan of the first one. Well, after watching it I don't feel so bad about waiting so long. This film is probably about 60% more boring and uninteresting than the first; Not to mention Franka Potente's screen time is only about 10 minutes total. The film is only around an hour and a half long but it felt like we were sitting there for 2 and a half hours. It was extremely slow paced and uneventful...the only things good about it were the idea of the storyline, the one decent tension building scene and the brother of the main actor. Other than that I can't really give anyone that is a fan of the first a big reason to rush out and buy/rent this thing. 5/10

Surprisingly sharp sequel to the original Anatomy finds a young med student getting involved with a drugged up woman who gets him involved with the AAA. The AAA has expanded their field of medical research from the first film. This time around they are using their youngest members to test out synthetic muscles, but of course their experiements get out of control which results in plenty of murder and mayhem.Right on the same level, if not slightly better then the original. The script expands itself and tries to head in a different direction instead of being a copy of the original. And the film crew give the film a visually appealing look. It's one fast paced, sexy, smart, and thrilling ride.Rated R; Violence, Profanity, Drug Use, Sexuality.