Annabelle Comes Home (2019)

Annabelle, Ed and Lorraine Warren’s most dangerous artefact becomes a beacon, attracting and bringing 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), and 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 of Annabelle Comes Home, though, got my attention straight away, and the whole duration of the first act and the beginning of the second started proving me, thankfully, wrong. I can’t remember the last time I watched a paranormal horror in broad daylight, and it affected 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 will 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 at 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. Again, my apologies for the spoilers, but I felt it could not be left unsaid.

I’ll finish up with a positive. Congratulations to all three girls on their stupendous performances – they are shockingly believable!

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