The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It is the the 3rd core film in the Conjuring franchise, and once again stars Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga as Ed and Lorraine Warren as they investigate a murder that may be linked to a demonic possession. This film received mixed reviews from critics. It was released on June 4th, 2021 in theaters and HBO Max.
THE GOOD
This was one of my most anticipated films of the year, because I LOVED the first two films, they were filled to the brim with good scares, great atmosphere and legendary performances by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga. My overall opinion of this movie is that I found it very, very disappointing, but I do have some good things to say about this film! Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga are still wonderful as Ed and Lorraine Warren, they still bring their A game here! I always love watching them on screen no matter how good or bad the movie could be. There were a couple of good scares in the film. The opening sequence was fucking amazing! I really liked that this movie tried to do something different for the core films in the franchise.
THE BAD
Now we get into why I thought this movie was extremely disappointing. As a horror film, it doesn't work all that well. This movie doesn't have anything besides the lead performances that made the first two movies so good. Besides the couple of good scares, there's nothing here, every other scare is very weak and relies on more jump scares this time around. The story was very boring and uninteresting. I'm sure the actual story this movie is based on is very interesting, but this movie just didn't do it any justice. The film lacked the scope of the first two, the first two films felt like bigger scale horror films, this film felt like a 2 hour procedural on network television. It felt like the budget was cut in half and they just opted to make a 2 hour episode of a horror themed procedural instead of a high quality horror film. This film really reminded me of The Unholy, it's not as bad at that movie, but it really reminded me of it. It has the same lack of tension and suspense, the same lack of scares, and it's basically mostly investigating without the intrigue.
CONCLUSION
I was extremely disappointed with this film. This film was not scary, not interesting, it's extremely boring for the most part. Besides the great performances from the leads, a fantastic opening scene and a couple of good scares, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It did absolutely nothing for me. As far as I'm concerned, this will land into the abyss of the forgotten. This film doesn't even come close to being as good as the first two.
GRADE: C-
FILM INFO
MPA rating: R (for terror, violence and some disturbing images)
Run time: 112 min
Released date: June 4th, 2021
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
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