Directed by:
John R. LeonettiScreenplay:
Gary DaubermanCinematography:
James KniestComposer:
Joseph BisharaCast:
Annabelle Wallis, Ward Horton, Alfre Woodard, Eric Ladin, Tony Amendola, Brian Howe, Michelle Romano, Gabriel Bateman, Shiloh Nelson, Paige Diaz, Morganna May (more)VOD (4)
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John Form has found the perfect gift for his expectant wife, Mia - a beautiful, rare vintage doll in a pure white wedding dress. But Mia's delight with Annabelle doesn't last long. On one horrific night, their home is invaded by members of a satanic cult, who violently attack the couple. Spilled blood and terror are not all they leave behind. The cultists have conjured an entity so malevolent that nothing they did will compare to the sinister conduit to the damned that is now... Annabelle. (Warner Bros. US)
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He wanted to be like Wan, tries to be like Wan, but it’s not Wan, who is it? The director of Mortal Combat 2. In the standard of consumer commercial horror, it’s passable, but also, and without debate, forgettable and pointless overall. We’ve had enough with demons, we need another trend.
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We’re witnessing the birth of a new sub-genre: soap-opera horror. Without the noisy sound effects in a high-quality
theater, which would scare you even if you were watching Tom and Jerry, it’d be worthy of a single star. The movie has a
criminally sloppy script and unprecedentedly failed direction, given that it’s a cinema release. There is a world of
difference between the original and the spin-off.
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It’s obvious that John. R. Leonetti is no James Wan. He might be trying to create an atmosphere similar to for instance The Conjuring, but he’s no good at it and the whole thing is really boring. And when the movie is trying to look like it will man up and surprise you with a good scene, it’s usually killed by a pointless shot that looks like it was taken from a sub-par TV movie. The fact that the authors turned Annabelle into a doll that nobody would like to have at home simply because of the way she looks doesn’t really help the horror movie dimension of the film. It rather shows how desperate they were to come up with something that people would be terrified of. At least the true doll shows herself in the final shot. That was the only thing that was really terrifying about this.
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A commercial routine that might not offend anyone but generally won't excite anyone either. Honestly, Annabelle offended me a bit because it's horror trash that's all too prevalent these days. It only appears mainstream because the creators had enough money and tied it to Wan's mainstream horror, which had atmosphere, compelling characters, and an interesting plot. Here, none of those aspects are good.
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I was looking forward to wronging the film, to lynching it!! Well, surprisingly, that's not going to happen, because Annabelle is the scariest film of 2014. It takes Oculus, Deliver Us from Evil and The Babadook for breakfast, not to mention parodies like Jessabelle and Ouija. Right from the start the film sets a fast pace, a solid soundtrack, a nice retro look and plenty of scares, yes I got scared twice and had a decent twitch three times. The elevator scene was absolutely breathtaking!! Chills and goosebumps are inevitable. Annabelle is a solid old school horror film and a tribute to all things 80s and 90s, even though it goes on and on, this form suited me. Considering the aversion I have for ghost stories, this one was a pleasant surprise and I'm not afraid to praise it. 70%
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