Review of Insidious: The Last Key (2018) by Chris H — 12 Jan 2018

Insidious: The Last Key ***.

The forth film in the franchise hits our screens and teenagers looking for some more cinematic jumpy frights are in for a treat. This was much evident from my trip to the cinema where teenagers had even brought their blankets to hide behind.

The storyline road map for the franchise has been a little convoluted but The Last Key is another prequel set just before the original Insidious.

Whilst the film attempts to ground the origins of the central character of the franchise it does in turn create a story arc which is satisfying and interesting but not overwhelming. This is the general summary of the film.

All the elements are there from the haunting case, the comedy relief, effective performances from all involved and jump scares we've come to expect and enjoy from the franchise.

Aside from a couple of nice little twists this tale adds nothing tremendously new to the proceedings but still provides a effective, enjoyable contribution to the franchise which may be running on fumes but still hasn't run out of gas.