It was never going to surpass the original, but it did surprise at least with the effort they made to making it match how we see it in the original (the detail is there, even the structure of the house is pretty legit). However, this is where CGI can kill a film. The director obviously 1. Overused it, and 2. Didn't really have either the budget for it or just had average people working it cause some of the cgi is cringeworthy. It just goes to show you don't need all this fancy computer crap to make a good horror flick (or flick in general). The characters were a bright spot in this. Even though I knew they were doomed, I generally felt bad for them, mostly Kate as she was likable (though i found it unrealistic for her to solve what eas going so fast, whereas the first felt legit. I mean, kate was just like "yeah, its a thing that can replicate people" ehereas in the original, they had to actually see it to believe in such a crazy idea could happen).The pacing I thought was fine, not too rushed. Some of the things though didn't make sense to me, but I didn't dwell. The ending with the last monster.......oh my god, again that terrible cgi . It had me laughing.
I did think it was cool though and a big twist after the fight when Kate torches that guy due to the earring. I didn't see that at all.
Overalls, I guess I could say it was a fine take on a prequel that is considered a classic, which I think should be a win for this. I'd say a B- overall, 7/10.
Characters: 8/10
Score: (pretty much the same as the first, can't really give it full credit) 8/10
Special effects: 5/10
Plot: 9/10
Script: 9/10