The film opens with Joanna Cole (Shannon Whirry) explaining to a mysterious off-camera listener the events that transpired since she divorced her husband moved to her new house in a well-to-do area (following the events in "Animal Instincts"). Next door neighbours Steve (Woody Brown) and his wife Catherine (Elizabeth Sandifer) are going through a bad patch in their marriage and Steve begins to take a distant, voyeuristic fancy to Joanna, which culminates in his placing a hidden camera in her bedroom. When Joanna discovers the camera she finds herself turned on and begins to put on kinky nightly sex-shows with a string of partners. This drives Steve completely over the edge with lust until he eventually turns full-on psycho. "Animal Instincts 2" is a cleverly staged and directed erotic thriller from Gregory Hippolyte (Greg Dark) that is well shot, beautifully lit by cinematographer Wally Pfister and for the most part is fairly well acted. The story by Daryl Haney is engaging, though a touch predictable and Hippolyte strikes a good balance between the soft-core rompings and the forward momentum thriller elements of the plot. Shannon Whirry is the high point of the film and is again excellent as Joanna – every inch the B-movie queen here. The rest of the cast go about their business in workmanlike fashion, with Woody Brown giving a master class in aggressive cigarette smoking. Of particular note is the beautifully languorous and incredibly haunting score by Marty Irwin. "Animal Instincts 2" is a good wee film, with Gregory Hippolyte again demonstrating that he is the master of this strange little sub-genre. ( )