Review of The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021) by Theredsky — 06 Jun 2021

I really like The Conjuring 1 and 2. Both are some of my favorite horror films and that is mostly because of Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, and Director James Wan. While the film still has the two actors, James Wan isn’t Directing this one and it’s noticeable.

It feels like a rip off of James Wan style which sucks because he made the first 2 movies so interesting while this one falls into the worst trap a horror movie can fall into; being boring. While the opening feels like something James Wan would do and it’s the best part of the movie, the rest of the film fails miserably to match that energy.

While 1 and 2 had some issues, the uniqueness of it and the scares always kept you engaged but in this one, Ed and Lorraine are the ONLY interesting things about this movie. The story falls into a stereotypical horror film with every story beat being predictable and while yes the first 2 films were predictable, it was getting to that end that made you invested but this time you know everything that is going to happen.

The first two films benefited from having supernatural elements while this one is just a witch lady who isn’t dead. I really don’t understand why they did this. She isn’t possessed by anything. She just kinda walks around and manipulates people.

There were some things I liked about the film though. Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga still do a good job with the material and John Noble was pretty great as well. Some of the cinematography looks nice and there is a great shot at the beginning that takes inspiration from The Exorcist.

That’s about it. There really wasn’t a whole lot I liked. It was just a very bland, very forgettable, and unscary addition to this flailing universe. If you have seen the first two then you might like this but skip this and just watch the first 2 Conjuring movies.