Review of The Conjuring 2 (2016) by Dharma — 31 May 2021
The Conjuring 2 is a big hit that cements this franchise as one of the most profitable in the history of cinema. Why? For such a low budget, the producers got huge box office numbers. To tell you the truth, I watched the 1st installment and was quite impressed but passed on the rest.
Just catching up to them as its 3rd installment will be released as of writing. My take? It is a good supernatural thriller that suffers the same problem as 'Annabelle': as it is based on a true story, the film makers can only tell you so much without 'over dramatization' and face it, a ghost film is bounded by one own's imagination, but a 'reality' based film such as this is bounded by the facts of the case itself.
Of course, you can add a 'Freddy Krueger' like figure here and there, but to no avail. It is designed as thrill ride hence its popularity but for horror fans such as myself, it felt too 'mild' for my liking.
This review of The Conjuring 2 (2016) was written by Dharma on 31 May 2021.
The Conjuring 2 has generally received positive reviews.
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