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Annabelle Comes Home

2019

Gary Dauberman

Mckenna Grace, Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Madison Iseman ...

5.1

6,211

Horror Determined to keep Annabelle from wreaking more havoc, demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren bring the possessed doll to the locked artifacts room in their home, placing her “safely” behind sacred glass and enlisting a priest’s holy blessing. But an unholy night of horror awaits as Annabelle awakens the evil spirits in the room, who all set their sights on a new target—the Warrens’ ten-year-old daughter, Judy, and her friends.

	Media	Author	Review
		Haleigh Foutch Collider	"A delightful piece of popcorn horror (...) One of the biggest compliments I can give: It’s such an energetic, fun-loving horror film that it’s bound to become a regular in my Halloween-season watchlist."
		Eric Kohn IndieWire	"[It] manages to charm and frighten its way through the purest distillation of the 'Conjuring' formula to date. It’s not the scariest 'Conjuring' movie, but just scary enough to advance the series and expand its reach."
		Owen Gleiberman Variety	"A relentless but awkward throw-everything-at-the-viewer occult thriller (...) When it comes to what should be the film’s heart of darkness, there’s no there there."
		Michael O'Sullivan The Washington Post	"If it’s not quite as good as the doll’s origin story, 'Creation', it’s still way more fun than any sequel — especially one this deep into a franchise — has any right to be.(…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		Justin Lowe The Hollywood Reporter	"The spell is weakening (...) Although it makes for an initially absorbing narrative and filmmaking challenge (...) the thrills and shocks gradually become repetitive"
		William Bibbiani Bloody Disgusting	"Although it may be a little slow for its own good (...) [it] ultimately reveals itself to be a satisfying, dramatic and spooky spin-off, loaded with original shocks and frightening new demons.(…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"
		Jeannette Catsoulis The New York Times	"Excepting Sarife, whose subtly shaded performance as the wildly incautious friend augurs a fine career in tough-yet-tender roles, [it] feels stretched and tired."
		Juliet Bennett Rylah IGN	"It feels like a perfect final chapter (...) [It] offers more humor in addition to the supernatural terror the 'Conjuring' franchise is known for."
		Pat Brown Slant	"[It] is undeniably silly, a monster team-up movie that often feels like a harmless game of dress-up (...) [It is] unlikely to leave a lasting impression (…) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"
		Katie Walsh Los Angeles Times	"Dauberman's control over the camera and mastery of suspense is impressive (...) But the film is strung too tightly, rarely breaking bad, denying the cathartic chaos one craves in this kind of film"
		Oliver Jones The New York Observer	"[Dauberman] does a good job of varying the types of scares he uses to shock his audience. He also leavens the tension with just the right amount of humor and does well with his recreation of the ’70s.(…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		Elizabeth Weitzman The Wrap	"Apart from a few performances (...) this third 'Annabelle' outing is a lifeless catalog of ineffective spooky stuff"
		Darren Franich Entertainment Weekly	"The best moments in this low-key domestic horror film have a tossed-off quality, like the whole production cycle was a fun weekend for everybody."
		Tomris Laffly rogerebert.com	"The real problem here is the lack of a sincere story (...) Still, 'Annabelle Comes Home' isn’t entirely without its guilty pleasures (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		Benjamin Lee The Guardian	"Handsomely made yet astonishingly empty (...) The scariest thing (...) is that despite its utter emptiness, more sequels, prequels and spin-offs will follow regardless (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Ben Travis Empire	"Lacking the style and scares of the better 'Conjuring' movies, 'Annabelle Comes Home' plays its tantalising spookhouse concept a little slow and far too straight (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Tim Robey Telegraph	"It’s perhaps destined to be appreciated on teenage Halloween sleepovers with popcorn spilling over the blankets (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Tim Grierson Screendaily	"'Annabelle Comes Home' has effective scare sequences, especially as the film ratchets up the tension in its final reels, but this sequel ultimately feels too mechanical, and too familiar"
		Sandy Schaefer Screen Rant	"'Annabelle Comes Home' offers enough thrills, jolts, and even heartfelt storytelling to compensate for the lack of depth to its horror elements (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Anthony O'Connor FilmInk	"It certainly won’t be for horror aficionados looking for something that transcends genre boundaries, but is highly likely to be a much shrieked at classic of pre-teen slumber parties."
		Vicky Roach News	"Deliciously retro haunted house horror (...) [It] maintains a surprisingly high level of tension (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Jake Wilson The Age	"If the film falls flat as horror, it succeeds little better as a symbolic coming-of-age story (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		John Byrne RTÉ	"The acting of the largely young cast is impressive, and that's what really makes 'Annabelle Comes Home' work (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Brian Lloyd entertainment.ie	"Falls short of the standard expected from this horror franchise (...) [It] serves as a schlocky horror that's effective half the time and achingly silly the rest of the time (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Graham Scannain	"You’ve got a group of characters that you care about and worry about especially in such a dangerous situation. Unfortunately, when it comes to the second part, the horror (...) doesn’t ring the proverbial bell.(…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 5)"
		Glenn Sumi Now Toronto	"Gary Dauberman cleverly mixes suspense and laughs, setting the series up for more sequels"
		Laura Di Girolamo Exclaim!	"'Annabelle Comes Home' isn't much more than spooky funhouse nonsense, but that's all it needs to be — and for the third film in a spinoff franchise, that's pretty darn good."

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