The Platform 2, a sequel to Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia's 2019 Netflix horror, has hit number one on the Netflix streaming charts – but not everyone is loving it.
Per the official logline, "As a mysterious leader imposes their rule in the Platform, a new resident becomes embroiled in the battle against this controversial method to fight the brutal feeding system. But when eating from the wrong plate becomes a death sentence, how far would you be willing to go to save your life?"
The flagship film follows various prisoners in a "large, tower-style 'Vertical Self-Management Center' prison" that has a free-floating platform that delivers food to them on a daily schedule – with the inmates at the top allowed to eat as much as they can and the those on the lower floor only receiving scraps. The Platform sits at an 80% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 73% audience score. The sequel has a 47% Critic rating and a 28% audience score.
"The allegorical simplicity of Netflix’s The Platform makes it brilliant—a sequel seems antithetical," The AV Club said in their 2.5-star review.
"Gaztelu-Urrutia seems to be regarding his own concept from level 0, treating it as a frantic all-you-can-eat buffet that may be snatched away at any moment," wrote The Guardian.
