![]() (His real-life case apparently marks the first time in the US where demonic possession was used as defense in a court case.) So they embark on a quest to prove to Arne’s apprehensive lawyer that Arne was actually possessed while committing the crime. When Arne commits a horrific murder in the aftermath of the events that use one too many recognizable visual nods to “ The Exorcist” (including a laughably obvious shot of a priest standing by a soft street lamp with a suitcase in hand), the Warrens slowly uncover similar crimes that took place in the area. The prologue here takes place in 1981, when the exorcism of the adolescent David Glatzel ( Julian Hilliard) leaves Arne Johnson, a good-spirited young man in a loving relationship with David’s sister Debbie ( Sarah Catherine Hook), haunted by the grip of an evil force. Still, “ The Curse of La Llorona” filmmaker Chaves gives it a shot, directing Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga as they once again portray paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren wrapped up in a based-on-a-true-story case. ![]() A mysterious serial murder case emerges amid the film’s confusing tone and someone obsessed enough with its puzzling details has to voluntarily go down the rabbit hole in order to crack it.īut who the hell actually wants the new “The Conjuring” to be downgraded to a mere whodunit anyway, when its original predecessor is still one of the most brilliant and frightening horror movies of the 21 st century? If you’re not that person, this film’s array of hollow jump-scares and uninteresting secrets that culminate in short-lived thrills is unlikely to impress you, despite some successful effects and elegant camerawork by cinematographer Michael Burgess. Again, this outing manages to operate as a mediocre police thriller to some degree but one with too many suspects and incidents-within-harrowing incidents. Had that point never arrived, I could have more easily dismissed the third “The Conjuring” installment-a straight sequel chapter after a number of spin-offs like “ Annabelle” and “ The Nun” with varying degrees of smarts, skill and scares-as a horror movie that can’t be bothered to live up to its breathtaking origins.
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