The sequel to the movie Monster High: The Movie (2022), and based on the Mattel toys, I did not know this was going to come out this year considering I did see the first movie and thought it was ok but not for me. To be honest, Monster High 2 (2023) is not as good as the first movie, mostly because of the plot having two plotlines going on at the same time which made the film convoluted for a movie that should be simple. Though this movie is still not for me like the first movie, it still has good things about it like the first movie that does help the movie out.
The acting in the movie is not bad, and they are doing a respectable job with what they are given, along with them being good in the musical numbers; the focus of the movie being Draculaura, she was a little interesting in the movie as a vampire being able to do witchcraft, but vampires do not usually like witches for many reasons leading to the her being accepted as a vampire who can use witchcraft and other witches out there in the world. Another thing going on is Clawdeen Wolf going up against returning student Toralei Stripe on who can be a better leader for monsters at Monster High; this plotline and Draculaura's plotline did not go well together and made the movie crowded.
I did not like the main antagonists that much, other than being evil witches, they take Draculaura for a rare spell for a specific reason, and the story of the war between witches and vampires felt like it made the movie complicated. The musical numbers were still not bad, and the songs were not bad; the look of Monster High looked cool, some of the CGI effects look better than the first, and there were moments in the movie that could be funny or a bit awkward to watch.
If they took out the plotline where Clawdeen Wolf is going up against someone to be a good leader in Monster High, and focused more on the Draculaura's plotline, then the movie would have been a bit better. I thought Monster High 2 (2023) was like the first movie except with new elements into it, like them going to Seattle to find Draculaura; the movie has good songs, good acting, and it has its entertaining moments to it. This movie is obviously not made for me, but I can see kids liking this movie like the first, making this movie harmless to watch.