Movie Review
Review The Conjuring
The film begins with two roommates being interviewed by Ed Warren (Patrick Wilson) and his wife Lorraine (Vera Farmiga) , paranormal researchers, regarding a possessed doll which they named Annabelle. This interview is shown on a film at a college seminar where the Warrens are guest speakers. The film then cuts to Roger Perron (Ron Livingston), his wife Carolyn (Lili Taylor), and their five daughters moving into a new home in the country part of Rhode Island. However, their dog Sadie refuses to enter, being suspicious of the house. Shortly after, the family notices strange things happening. Carolyn wakes up with random bruises on her body. The clocks stop at 3:07. The daughters find themselves being messed with while asleep. When the girls are scared out of their minds, Carolyn goes to the Warrens for help. They take on the job for the Perrons. While there, the Warrens look for all details of why the Perrons's house is possessed.
Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga knock their roles out of the park as Ed and Lorraine Warren. Wilson does great as a man who has been through a lot with past jobs regarding other paranormal research, but shows that he truly cares for the Perrons' who don't know where else to turned to. Farmiga is moving as Lorraine, who can see more into the lives of everyone else. She is also moving as a mother who cares for her daughter and can see the pain of Carolyn. Livingston does some fine work as the Perron patriarch, who shows gratitude for the Warrens and loves his family. Taylor is moving as a mother and chilling in the film's final act. The daughters each do a good job with their role.
Scariest movie ever? No. Every horror movie uses that line in their advertising. But this one is worth the trip for those that love a good horror movie. It holds none of the typical intestinal spilling, gore driven, or machine hacking sick things Hollywood usually dreams up for most of their horror movies. It did not scare me, at that time people were shivering out of fear and me shivering with cold, but the fantastic production value and the performances delivered by the actors along with James Wan's eerie direction had me invested in the movie all the way through.
Overall, I'd say that The Conjuring was an enjoyable watch. The creepy goings ons around the house, and the extremely unnerving climax to the movie featuring an exorcism provide a truly scary watch.
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