Review of Annabelle (2014) by Sithbot — 04 Oct 2014

There is a great little horror movie hidden in here somewhere which makes it all the more frustrating to watch. There are legitimately frightening scenes and moments here that really do evoke true fear, but each one was dampened by the direction the filmmakers decided to go. It was all build-up, build-up build-up with no payoff.

So if you're looking for something to scratch that scary movie itch this weekend, you would do much better to stay at home and watch "The Conjuring", "Evil Dead" or basically anything other than "Annabelle", which is sad because it had the potential to be something truly amazing and frightening. Instead, it falls flat and fails to deliver on the promises it made in the trailers.