Annabelle, Ed and Lorraine Warren’s most dangerous artifact, becomes the beacon, attracts and brings to life all their other possessions when their daughter, her babysitter and her friend accidentally unleash her.
Following my previous mediocre reviews on the conjuring universe after Conjuring 2 (2016), Annabelle comes home, we get to watch her, and here we are… Having been disappointed, frustrated and in the end infuriated with The Nun (2018) I will admit I was kind of biased. The strong opening sequence though got my attention straight away, and the whole duration of the first act and beginning of the second started proving me, thankfully, wrong. I can’t remember last time I watched a paranormal horror taking place in broad daylight and have this effect on me. By now, Annabelle has my undivided attention. Then, the sun goes down… and so does the story! And I’m screaming “why?!?!”. Once again, the cliches take over and degrade the film and all its potential. I’d like to be fair here though so I’m gonna give you two ghost pros and two cons. Then you watch it if you haven’t already and make up your mind.
Pros:
- The Ferryman is innovatively portrayed and everyone involved deserves a round of applause.
- Daniela’s sequence in front of the TV is hair-raising.
Cons:
- The dismantled by the guitar and reassembled foggy Werewolf. That’s right…
- The incredible misuse of the samurai.
I never spoil a film but the following deserves mentioning. Apologies, but I can’t help it. My greatest disappointment in the film is Daniela’s dead father. So. Much. Potential. Wasted! Daniella is the only one who blames herself for her father’s death and he shows up accusing her! Big mistake as there are bad and good ghosts (as they point out). A mistake that gets even bigger when he doesn’t save her when she needs him the most, and which is blown out of proportion when Lorraine shares with her in the end that he told her to tell Daniella that she shouldn’t be so hard on herself. I’m not saying anything else. If you disagree, by all means, please let me know. Apologies once again for the spoilers but I felt like it could not be left unsaid.
I’ll finish up with a positive. Congratulations to all three girls for their stupendous performance. Shockingly believable!
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We’re looking forward to watching this next Friday night. We have seen the rest and the girls like them. Due only to the fact they are not that scary.
May you all enjoy it, even its flaws 🙂