Review of Annabelle (2014) by Eytan D — 19 May 2015
It's not that "Annabelle" isn't badly made. The atmosphere is decent here. The problem is that it's just plain lazy. While "The Conjuring" borrowed from other horror films and turned the tropes upside down to revive the definitive scare factor in haunted house movies, "Annabelle" just borrows the clichés and wallows in them.
It never lives up to its intriguing source material and is content to stand in mediocrity. The Annabelle doll is truly terrifying in "The Conjuring" and serves as one of the eeriest cases Ed and Lorraine Warren took on, and naturally, when you follow up something like "The Conjuring" with a cool idea for a spinoff, you don't expect disappointment.
The acting in "Annabelle" is bland, the writing is been there-done that territory, and there's not an ounce of tension. Overall, fans of "The Conjuring" are far better off sticking with that modern classic than experiencing this lazy horror spinoff.
This review of Annabelle (2014) was written by Eytan D on 19 May 2015.
Annabelle has generally received mixed reviews.
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