GENERAL INFORMATION
Release Info: 7 Sept 2018
Rating? R
SPOILERS? NO- ish
REVIEWS
IMDB: 6.1 of 10
MY RATING: 3
STORYLINE
A priest with a haunted past and a novice on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate the death go a young nun in Romania and confront a malevolent force in the form of a demonic nun.
MY REVIEW
I think the Conjuring follow-on's are getting a little overboard. I mean, how many more can they really get in there with the ridiculous antics of Ed and Lorraine Warren. I'm all for a good scary movie, but when so meany people take the words that the filmmakers say in these as gospel and fail to research this duo of duplicity and know that they are frauds and have been debunked a number of times.
That being said, lets get back to the movie itself. It's not a great or even unique story. It's not great acting or cinematography. It's bland at best. It's lacking a certain joie de vivre that usually comes with a James Wan film.
What is it that makes a horror movie great.. we need to be gradually brought into the world and be given a well crafted tension that does not reveal too much that sets up a compelling dramatic conclusion. This film brings none of that to me life.
That being said, lets get back to the movie itself. It's not a great or even unique story. It's not great acting or cinematography. It's bland at best. It's lacking a certain joie de vivre that usually comes with a James Wan film.
What is it that makes a horror movie great.. we need to be gradually brought into the world and be given a well crafted tension that does not reveal too much that sets up a compelling dramatic conclusion. This film brings none of that to me life.
What I DID LIKE about this movie:
- Setting- It's sad when the best thing that I have to say about a movie is that the set decorations were pretty stellar. I loved the look of the Romanian castle. The oddly satisfying amount of crosses in some scenes was pretty unsettlingly perfect.
- Twist- There was a little twist, LITTLE. By no means enough to save this film.
What I DID NOT LIKE about this movie:
- STOP SHOWING ME THE DEMON!! Come on, this is rule Number 1! The more you show the bad thing, the less power it has!
- Plot- What plot. It just feels like someone threw a bunch of plot ideas on the floor, gathered them and made a movie.
- Jump Scares- typically, I do love a good jump scare. This is just missing the whole point here. Yes, there are jump scares but my issue is that they are too obvious and not scary enough to hold their own. It felt like the jump scares were placed to keep the watcher from being g bored to death at times.
- Writing- The dialogue is a MESS!
On a more personal note.....
I painted a set of Storm Trooper/Kiss pieces that will eventually go into the living room. Rocket and Dexter were pretty amazingly adorable! I played on SnapChat and pretended to be a cat!!
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