Spoilers below for anyone who hasn't yet watched Five Nights at Freddy's 2, so be warned!
To get this viewpoint out of the way right up top: I would love if a live-action Five Nights at Freddy’s could exist that focused entirely on the boffo animatronic characters crafted by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop, without having to spend much time with any of the human characters. We’ve not yet reached that point, however, and despite my tempered hopes, Blumhouse and Universal’s Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 somehow bombed even harder with critics than the first one — here’s our review — thanks in large part to its sloppy storytelling.
