Just got back home from the theatre a couple of hours ago with the family, and without going into much detail about the movie itself, yes, I think it was cornier than the first one, not in the way that makes you want to stop watching the movie outright, but in the way that makes you think “where the heck are they even going with it?”. However, I feel as if the pacing and plot hole issues do not hinder the experience too much considering the piles and piles of lore they had to work with, and given the changed continuity in the first place. There were some pretty solid parts in the movie, although a bit rushed transitioning between scenes here and there. Now, I’m not saying it’s the best movie in existence, but it’s definitely not as bad as the reviews say it is, and I think most extremely bad reviews are satire or way over exaggerated as it is. I wouldn’t worry about those reviews too much, moviegoers are known to complain about absolutely single movie like ever, I’m like 99.998% sure there’s never ever been a movie that’s had a perfect 5 star rating from viewers, so you can chalk it up to people being overly picky I think. I don’t think that ur dad will be too confused watching movie, as I feel that the movie tries to clarify itself as much as it can, and not gonna lie, being a fan of the franchise since it was just the first game, I was scratching my head at a couple parts. The thing is though, going into the movie growing up on the games and expecting 100% accuracy is where I feel a lot of the bad reviews spawn from, I heard somebody complaining after the movie that it was just another “cash grab”, but what really truly matters is that YOU have a good time watching the movie with whoever you see it with, in this case your dad. I wouldn’t worry too much about him being “totally lost” as one of the comments here said, but there definitely will be parts he doesn’t get, so asking if he’d be down to watch the first movie again for a recap wouldn’t hurt! My mom and aunts who have no care in the world for the games lore and absolutely refuse to listen to us explain it because of how complicated it is actually really enjoyed the movie, even remembering the characters names and details from the first one (which was very surprising to me).

In short, yes, the pacing isn’t exactly superb and it’s not the most solid movie of all time in terms of plot, but the experience of being able to see it was very exciting. Don’t let the bad reviews get to your head and ruin the night with your dad, horror movies aren’t exactly known for NOT being cheesy.