Review of Insidious: The Last Key (2018) by Bmkastelan — 05 Jan 2018

Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of seeing #Insidious The Last Key and I'm pleased to share that it's much better than it could have been in the hands of filmmakers simply trying to string together cheap scares to bring in teens. It feels like a solid series finale of a television show, in the way that it worries more about the character work and relationships than the horror aspect. This makes for some sappy moments, but at this point, I'm a sucker for the further adventures of this crew. This is a fourth entry for crying out loud.

I will say this is one mostly for fans who already love Lin Shaye as Elise and enjoy her partners Specs and Tucker. It has some fun moments of humor that are more hit than miss. In an era of edge of your seat prestige horror, this arguably takes the more heartfelt route, which will not be for everyone. Critics have been decidedly harsh about this. Don't go to this one strictly for scares.

It's not incompetent, but it doesn't stand alone like the first entry of the series does. What other fourth part in a horror series has this many redeeming qualities though? I'm happy with it, small problems aside. I wasn't insulted by a barrage of cheap thrills. A fine midnight movie to catch and be sucked into.