Annabelle Comes Home Movie Review
Judy Warren (McKenna Grace, The Bad Seed), the daughter of demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga), begins experiencing strange occurrences in her house after her parents bring home a new doll named Annabelle—along for the ride are Judy’s babysitter Mary Ellen (Madison Iseman, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle) and the sitter’s best friend, Daniela (Katie Sarife)--absent are the adult Warrens, who are out of town to investigate another case. Hitting theatres a couple months following the release of The Curse Of La Llorona, this marks the seventh and, to date, most recent film of the Conjuring Universe (there are more coming), the third Annabelle film, and it chronologically falls right after the conclusion of the first Annabelle film. Here’s something you should know right off--Vermiga and Wilson are not in the movie much. We see them bringing Annabelle home and putting her in the glass case we are all familiar with, but they disappear quickly after that, not returning until the very end.
Just leave her in there!
While it is unfortunate that Wilson and Vermiga are in this so little, the three actresses the movie does focus on are strong in their roles, giving surprisingly good performances—one could easily see Grace, who, at 13, has already appeared in several large budget films, becoming a star for years to come. Unlike the preceding two films from this Universe (The Curse Of La Llorona and The Nun), this one develops real scares, minimizing the reliance on jump scares. Some of the special effects are lacking, and there is a disturbing amount of comedy here—leaving the Bob character out of the movie entirely would have been a good decision. The demons are impressive and provide some scary moments. The story itself unfolds well, with a surprise here and there, though it does slow down a bit in the middle. The action in the third act is intense and may have you on the edge of your seat—unfortunately, it concludes with an ending that leaves a lot to be desired. Annabelle Comes Home fits directly in the center of the Universe so far—it’s better than The Nun, The Curse Of La Llorona, and Annabelle, but falls short of Annabelle: Creation, The Conjuring, and The Conjuring 2.
On A Scale Of One To Ten: 7
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