The Conjuring: Last Rites (at the cinema)
Likable paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren deal with yet more spooky things plaguing a(nother) helpless family.
Passable. The cast are all quite good but the material just isn't fresh enough to warrant revisiting the series unless you want 'more of the same'.
This time around there is a lot of emphasis on the relationships in the family and this takes up a pretty hefty amount of screentime, to the point where I felt like the film was quite slow at times.
When spooky things do happen, there is nothing exciting for those familiar with the territory. The ghost designs feel uninspired. The plot re-treads the usual things and nothing is unexpected. The foreshadowing felt very laboured and you could see all set-ups from a mile away.
Still, you can do a lot worse and if you only like to dabble in horror you might enjoy it. It's certainly a lot better than the last Insidious film... that was terrible.
5.5/10
