The Nun (2018 film)
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Sep 8, 2023 · There's an overall lack of thoughtfulness in “The Nun II” regarding scares, and Chaves is vehemently loyal to oversaturated tropes. The movie starkly neglects creativity and, in turn, lacks effective fear. With constant slow pans and loud bangs, Chaves' film signals its viewers at every turn, telling us to be scared rather than inspiring it ...
Jenny Nulf Austin Chronicle The Nun II might be a slight step up from the slog that was The Nun, but that’s a low bar to creep up from. Rated: 2/5 Nov 17, 2023 Full Review Sergio Burstein Los ...
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The Nun II is an effective thrill-ride and little else. Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 27, 2023 David Griffiths Subculture Entertainment
Sep 7, 2023 · ‘The Nun II’ Review: Serviceable Sequel Offers More of the Same. The demonic sister is back in this latest installment in the 'Conjuring' Universe, starring Taissa Farmiga, Jonas Bloquet and ...
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Updated: Sep 7, 2023 4:35 pm
Posted: Sep 7, 2023 4:00 pm
The Conjuringverse doesn’t have phases, it doesn’t have chapters and, at least to this point, we’ve been spared the image of Ed and Lorraine Warren confidently emerging out of a portal shoulder to shoulder with Father Merrin and Tangina Barrons, ready to snap Lucifer out of existence with the power of shared prayer. What the Conjuringverse has is patience – and for horror fans who love the haunted house that James Wan built, that’s been enough to keep the various spinoffs and sequels in the series distinct and approachable. That’s why The Nun II – which I’ll remind you is a sequel to a prequel to a sequel – ends up being a rather delightful exercise for the franchise. It salvages the elements of The Nun that really worked, improves what didn’t, and puts its lovable lead characters through a series of creative tortures and torments that serve as a reminder that, as the franchise enters its 10th year, the Conjuringverse has plenty of frights left in it.
The Nun 2 sets itself apart from the Annabelle spinoffs – each of which center on a different family – and instead brings back Sister Irene (Taissa Farmiga) and Frenchie (Jonas Bloquet) for another round with Valak the demon nun. This decision largely pays off – Irene and Frenchie’s screwball chemistry and eventual respect for each other was one of the best parts of The Nun, so centering the characters here benefits greatly from that groundwork. It’s a little disappointing, though, that they’re separated for the majority of the runtime. After a series of violent deaths in Catholic churches across Europe, Sister Irene is deployed to investigate. You may recall that Valak hitched a ride out of the Abbey of St. Carta stowed away in Frenchie’s soul so, you know, put two and two together on that one. Of course, Irene doesn’t know all that – hence the siloing.
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In Frenchie’s place, it’s now Irene who finds herself responsible for a novitiate: Sister Debra (Storm Reid), a Black teen whose family sent her away from the racial hell of 1950s Mississippi in favor of a safer life in the church. It’s a deeply interesting setup for the character that gets completely flattened into a retread of Irene’s arc from the first film. Reid brings undeniable personality to Sister Debra, but after her introduction, her utility as the audience’s surrogate mostly dominates her onscreen responsibilities, so the wrap-up of her character’s crisis of faith feels more motivated by an obligation to tie up loose ends than anything else. She does share a standout action moment with Farmiga, however: An exorcism that contributes to the hallway fight’s big 2023 comeback. The Nun II, Guardians 3, TMNT: Mutant Mayhem – I guess everyone’s got Oldboy on the brain.
The specifics of The Nun II’s mythology-heavy plot breeze by too fast to give the movie as much weight as it could’ve had, but on a visceral level, it's both inventive with and reverent to Valak’s menace. Moving the action to a boarding school full of scared kids amps up the stakes, with no character (except Frenchie) ever feeling completely safe. ...
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The Nun II is a marked improvement on its predecessor, as the winning duo of Taissa Farmiga and Jonas Bloquet reward the faith of Conjuring fans with a scarier, meatier boarding school nightmare that makes great use of Valak the Demon Nun, even if the mythology-heavy plot specifics get a little lost along the way.
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Sep 7, 2023 · Jump scares abound in “The Nun II,” a sequel to the 2018 film, which was itself a spinoff of the “Conjuring” franchise.It continues the misadventures of Sister Irene (Taissa Farmiga) and ...
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Sep 8, 2023 · The Nun II: Directed by Michael Chaves. With Taissa Farmiga, Jonas Bloquet, Storm Reid, Anna Popplewell. 1956 in France, a priest is horribly murdered. An evil is spreading.
