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Jun 25, 2019 · Annabelle Comes Home. “It scares us just thinking about it.”. Before calling upon its own time-spanning cinematic universe of cursed objects and malevolent spirits, James Wan ’s “ The Conjuring ”—among the most terrifying horror films of the 21st Century—opened with these words back in 2013.
Jun 26, 2019 · Jul 17, 2019 Full Review Manuel São Bento MSB Reviews In the end, Annabelle Comes Home is as poor or worse than The Nun. Continuously repeating predictable, loud, hollow jumpscare sequences doesn ...
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- Gary Dauberman
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- Vera Farmiga
- The latest film about this creepy doll is a fun, ‘70s-era romp that pairs dread with a sense of humor.
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By Juliet Bennett Rylah
Updated: Apr 21, 2020 9:21 am
Posted: Jun 24, 2019 9:00 pm
Annabelle Comes Home takes the classic horror trope of Teenage Babysitters in Predicaments, and ups the ante by placing them in Ed (Patrick Wilson) and Lorraine Warrens’ (Vera Farmiga) house full of haunted objects. These familiar elements culminate in a fun, refreshing, even heart-warming entry into the Conjuring franchise. Well-done scares are paired with tension-breaking levity, and we even see a few new monsters (and/or sequel fodder). Annabelle Comes Home should serve as a not-so-serious summer horror flick for anyone looking to laugh a little and jump a lot.
This film picks up shortly after the conclusion of The Conjuring, but the bulk of the story is largely set before The Conjuring 2. Lorraine, the clairvoyant of this ghost-hunting duo, realizes that not only is Annabelle a conduit, she's also a beacon for other spirits. The doll is basically Captain America, yelling whatever the spirit equivalent of “Avengers Assemble!” is into the spirit world.
Now, not all spirits are evil, but some of them are very, very bad. For this reason, Annabelle is the most dangerous thing in the Warrens' collection. Because attempting to destroy the doll will only make everything worse, the Warrens seal her in a consecrated glass box with a sign instructing anyone who somehow gets into their room of cursed objects to never, ever let her out. Obviously, that warning isn’t heeded.
While previous Annabelle movies have stumbled over complicated, murky plots about a demonic entity whose motivations are mostly unclear—aside from its unending quest to collect human souls—Annabelle Comes Home is simple. The house itself is haunted because it's full of haunted stuff, intentionally placed there by adults who investigate hauntings. The characters can't just run away screaming for multiple reasons, but they're also not entirely uninformed about the paranormal. While the entire plot is predicated on one person doing something really stupid, the film explains her motivations.
This clear-cut plotting is welcome in a franchise where I'm still wondering why anyone thought this doll was a totally normal thing to make or own in the first place. I mean, look at it! And remember how in Cabin in the Woods, the basement was also full of haunted things just waiting to be activated? Thanks to Annabelle's beacon status, this film is like that if the characters had managed to activate all of them at once.
The spooky stuff comes on slow—perhaps too slow, even. Once it all ramps up, however, there are some genuinely creative and beautifully shot scares. The myriad entities allow for each character to have their moment while simultaneously setting up possible sequels, a la The Nun, The Curse of La Llorona, and the forthcoming The Crooked Man.
As in previous Conjuring films, the best scares are the subtle ones that build in layers of increasing dread, while the CGI terrors are bigger, but not necessarily better. My favorite scare is a seemingly innocent object that you realize is going to be bad news later on and when it pays off, you’re not sure if you should laugh or hide.
The Conjuring franchise has long suffered from an inability to outperform the very first film in the series, 2013's The Conjuring. In a genre that even a fan like myself can admit is often hit or miss, The Conjuring was a critically acclaimed and truly creepy haunted house movie. That kind of thing can be hard to replicate, which is why it’s so ref...
- Juliet Bennett Rylah
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In the complex series timeline, Annabelle Comes Home follows Annabelle (2014) and Annabelle: Creation (2017); it takes place in the 1970s, after the events of the first The Conjuring (2013). All that aside, however, the main thing that matters here is the simple fact that Annabelle is an evil demon and is after somebody's soul.
- Gary Dauberman
- Jeffrey M. Anderson
- Vera Farmiga, Mckenna Grace, Patrick Wilson
Jun 24, 2019 · Original 'Conjuring' franchise stars Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson appear with Mckenna Grace and Madison Iseman in 'Annabelle Comes Home,' the third feature in New Line’s haunted doll horror ...
Jun 24, 2019 · With Annabelle Comes Home, the Conjuring- verse essentially gets its Fast Five, so to speak, a non-stop thrill ride that brings back some franchise favorites for another spooky adventure, while ...
Jun 24, 2019 · Excepting Katie Sarife, whose subtly shaded performance as the wildly incautious friend augurs a fine career in tough-yet-tender roles, “Annabelle Comes Home” feels stretched and tired. Worst ...
