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By Justin Chang (1,535) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 04 Jan 2018

With the exception of one clever twist at the midway point, what transpires here is thin, vaporous and awfully derivative…

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By Frank Swietek (3,473) for One Guy's Opinion (3,473) on 04 Jan 2018

May satisfy the most undemanding fans of the franchise by fleshing out Elise Rainier's backstory, but on its own it's just a mediocre haunted…

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By Randy Cordova (352) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 04 Jan 2018

It's not a total wash…

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By Dann Gire (642) for Chicago Daily Herald (649) on 04 Jan 2018

Here, new director Adam Robitel and series writer/star Leigh Whannel fine-tune the art of the jump-scare by strategically executing the jolts…

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By Rafer Guzman (1,080) for Newsday (2,345) on 04 Jan 2018

The execution can be a bit clumsy, especially the attempts at comic relief by Elise's assistants, the swaggering Tucker (Angus Sampson) and…

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By Chris Nashawaty (734) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 04 Jan 2018

Aside from one gag in particular, the scares lack any real mechanical knack…

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By David Lewis (299) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 04 Jan 2018

In the end, it’s left to Shaye to carry the film, and she does so with aplomb…

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By Randall Colburn (93) for Consequence of Sound (1,431) on 04 Jan 2018

Robitel and Whannel are still too bound to the franchise here to make something truly original, but The Last Key will make you grip your armrest,…

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By Henry Stewart (71) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 04 Jan 2018

The fourth film in the Insidious franchise, directed by Adam Robitel, is lazy and sometimes even loathsome…

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By Robert Kojder (605) for Flickering Myth (680) on 04 Jan 2018

The experiment of granting Elise front and center attention has worn thin despite reliable performances from Lin Shaye…

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By Rebecca Pahle (171) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 04 Jan 2018

One hour and 47 minutes of cheap jump scares and dull grinding of gears…

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By Brent Mcknight (80) for The Seattle Times (964) on 04 Jan 2018

N the hands of director Adam Robitel, The Last Key hits all the haunted house markers…

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By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky (836) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 04 Jan 2018

A clumsy and internally confused sequel to Insidious: Chapter 3 (which was, uh, a prequel to the first film) that offers strictly mechanical jolts…

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By Brian Orndorf (4,059) for Blu-ray.com (2,093) on 03 Jan 2018

Whannell struggles to come up with a reason why he's scripting the fourth installment of a series that only really worked once, eight years ago…

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By Fred Topel (1,193) for Monsters and Critics (513) on 03 Jan 2018

Insidious: The Last Key may be the strongest Elise story since the original, as it has the luxury of focusing on Elise rather than bending…

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By Matt Donato (975) for We Got This Covered (2,391) on 03 Jan 2018

Though not a terrible film, Insidious: The Last Key fails to live up to the franchise's high standards…

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By Kolleen Carney (1) for Birth.Movies.Death. (774) on 03 Jan 2018

It is more than standard horror movie fare. It is, at its core, a metaphor for abuse-how it can haunt us, how it never really goes away…

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By Eric Kohn (1,203) for indieWire (3,631) on 03 Jan 2018

With Shaye’s performance as its anchor, the movie is often a perceptive character study, at least until it’s hijacked by the same bland…

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By John Defore (1,351) for Hollywood Reporter (2,966) on 03 Jan 2018

As has been the case since the first film, this one centers on shock cuts and sudden appearances of figures in the shadows…

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By Andrew Barker (315) for Variety (12,700) on 03 Jan 2018

Despite the indomitable Shaye’s best efforts, however, new director Adam Robitel is rarely successful in shaking the cobwebs off this increasingly…

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