Review of The Conjuring (2013) by Art S — 24 Dec 2014
As an exercise in pure genre filmmaking, The Conjuring holds together surprisingly well. For all its obviousness, this kind of horror film must actually be difficult to make - there are so many stupefyingly bad ones out there.
This is a blend of The Exorcist (good) and The Amityville Horror (bad, as far as I can recall). However, here director James Wan (most of whose films I haven't seen) rolls out all of the usual clichés with a straight face and Lili Taylor (as the possessed) and Vera Famiglia (as the one with supernatural sensitivities) are game.
Indeed, I was pretty creeped out until pretty far into the piece (which is a good thing) notwithstanding a little gentle humor aimed at the psychic investigators. So, if you're in the mood for non-demanding chills (with no gore or ridiculous special effects), here you go.
This review of The Conjuring (2013) was written by Art S on 24 Dec 2014.
The Conjuring has generally received very positive reviews.
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