The Conjuring Review

The Conjuring Review, after a family move into a farm house they soon discover that the house is haunted and they seek help from paranomal investigators.

Director James Wan

Writer Chad Hayes - Carey Hayes

Cast

Vera Farmiga - Lorraine Warren
Patrick Wilson - Ed Warren
Lili Taylor - Carolyn Perron
Ron Livingston - Roger Perron
Joey King - Christine
Mackenzie Foy - Cindy
Kyla Deaver - April
Shanley Caswell - Andrea
Hayley McFarland - Nancy

New Line Cinema - Running time 112 minutes

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Shortly after a family move into a new farm house they begin to experience strange and unexplained phenomena, scared and not knowing what to do, they turn to Ed and Lorraine Warren husband and wife paranormal investigators for help. When Ed and Lorraine visit the family at the farm house, it doesn't take them long to realise that this is a genuine case. Ed and Lorraine must gain proof of the haunting before the Vatican will approve an Exorcism to rid the house of the evil forces that haunt the family.

The story may sound familiar, it sounds like something that we have seen before, and as over used as this story is I still love it and I still haven't got bored of it yet. Plus I had been hearing some good things about The Conjuring so it was always going to be on my watch list.

Even though the story is not exactly original, The Conjuring tells the story very well with good pacing and timing, there is enough differences during this movie to give it a fairly unique feel. James Wan has brought his own style to The Conjuring especially noticeable in the cinematography making this feel fresh, or relatively fresh anyway.

The acting is good throughout, especially Lorraine Warren (Vera Farmiga) and Ed Warren (Patrick Wilson) which are likable characters and they did a great job of capturing and drawing me into the movie and keeping my interest.

So how scary is it? of course this is just my personal opinion, it's definitely scary however I personally didn't find it as terrifying as I was expecting. Perhaps I was expecting too much, there are a few chilling moments and scares but it's not the scariest movie that I have seen in the last few years. I think that crown goes to Insidious.

Overall The Conjuring is a well made horror movie, if you're a fan of the haunted house style movie then this should be on your watch list.

7 out of 10