Annabelle (2014) Movie Review

Annabelle (2014) Review

Hello guys and welcome back to Movie Talks with Tudor! Because "Annabelle:Creation" is coming out this week-end, which I'm going to see tonight and review tomorrow, I revisited the original which is also a spin-off in the Conjiverse. I didn't like it the first time, the second time it did not change my opinion. You can see the movie is borrowing stuff from other good horror films like "Child's Play", "Rosemary's Baby" and "The Omen". It's full of cheap jump scares, horror movie cliches, bad editing, bad lighting and, occasionally, the shaky cam movement. It's not even scary, apart from one scene that is ultimately wrecked by the follow up scene. The scene I'm talking about is the one from the basement. That scene is the best thing from this movie. It's creepy, scary and unsettling. Unfortunately, it's immediately destroyed by the next scene which is compiled only of bad editing, poor lighting and shaky cam. Nice job there! The actors are good looking but that's it. The actress, ANABELLE Wallis, is as bland as she is in "The Mummy" from this year. By the way, I don't think it's a coincidence that her name is Annabelle and she stars in a movie about a doll with the same name. Speaking of the doll, as briefly as it appeared in the first "Conjuring" movie, it did a lot more things and it was scarier than in this one. There isn't even a head turn. Not a single one! Overall, the movie is bad, not something you would expect from a spin-off of "The Conjuring". The score is good though. But the movie, not so much! 4.5/10

OK guys, that is my review for today. Like I said, next up is "Annabelle:Creation". Hearing good things about it so I cannot wait to see it. Until then, take care and keep on reviewing!