Review of Annabelle (2014) by Akiko A — 18 May 2015
"Annabelle" was not quite the horror movie I expected, though I did appreciate the origin story for the doll. Mia & John are about to have a baby in Santa Monica in 1970. The television is filled with black & white images of Cults like the Manson clan who rebel against society with violence.
Mia & John have neighbors Pete & Sharon Higgins whose daughter Annabelle ran off with a cult about 2 years ago. John & Mia prepare the baby's room for their child, and John presents Mia with a gift for the baby.
A giant porcelain doll. Evening falls and Mia hears a scream next door, when John investigates, they find their neighbors dead. Mia is attacked at home by a Annabelle Higgins & her boyfriend. John comes to rescue Mia, but is also hurt.
Cops show up and kill the boyfriend while Annabelle kills herself. The blood from Annabelle Higgins enters the doll. It turns out that Annabelle Higgins was part of a satanic cult trying to raise a demon.
Mia & John move to Pasadena after John put the doll in the trash. The dolls follows them to Pasadena as paranormal events begin to haunt Mia and her baby in their new home. "Annabelle" was not as scary as most movies in it's genre but it gives a good prequel to the "Conjuring" and the origin of the evil.
This review of Annabelle (2014) was written by Akiko A on 18 May 2015.
Annabelle has generally received mixed reviews.
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