Review of The Conjuring 2 (2016) by Papeadojhon — 24 Jun 2016

The Conjuring 2 is a well-crafted, well-acted, certainly creepy treat for fans of the first movie or horror enthusiasts. But as a fan of art, I have many issues with this movie, 3 in particular:

Mainly, It lacks the realism the first movie worked so hard to get in the camerawork, the excellent acting, the cold-creepy atmosphere, all of it (except for some of the acting) mostly you won't find it here.

The music, in this sequel they added some real music to it and at the beginning it worked (if you watched the movie, you'll know that the music has something to do with the history of the family), but as the movie goes on it felt unnecessary, in the first movie, music wasn't necessary because they added sounds, creepy sounds that helped to create the atmosphere, those sounds are mostly not here.

The villain, in the first movie the villain was the witch, in this sequel the villain is a nun, that was scary, but its presence felt forced, I didn't really get why that nun was there in the house, why it wanted the little girl, why it involved so much with Lorraine coincidentally, who it was (Valak), but it did felt forced.

In my opinion, this sequel is inferior to its predecessor, for many reasons, but, once again, it's nothing close to be a bad movie compared with all of the horror sequels, it added more romance, drama, some comedy, but as the story goes on it can sacrifice some of the main product of the movie, genuine horror.

I recommend it, however, because if you want to see a creepy, well-crafted, and well-acted sequel, you'll get it.