James Wan Makes Another Boo Boo....

Rating: 4/10 (1 February 2014)

Having seen some bad films from Wan lately, Insidious and The Conjuring I should've expected the streak to continue.
The film continues from the end of first film, Insidious. Elise is dead and Josh's body is now possessed by the entity that was after him and his son. The possessed Josh dupes his family into thinking that he is alright. He is planning to murder all of them soon. However his plans are foiled when his wife visits Elise's colleagues, Specs and Tucker to seek an explanation behind the strange events. They call Carl, who attempts to contact Elise using word-dice.
This film uses the same plot device of limbo-like dimension or realm called the further(Insidious 2011). It appears that when you die, you get access to this dimension, whether you are in heaven or hell, irrespective.
The film shifts between the two planes earthly and the further as the film progresses. The opening and development of the film is boring and if you have an android phone or PSP at hand, your mind will wander and you will start to fiddle with these. This time Wan doesn't torture us in the same level as the first film - He places a mattress on the floor before he trips you.
The sound effects are atrocious as the first film. Guys who are using pacemakers should avoid this movie for their health's sake(or life for that matter. Reason is that at points in the film there are blaring noises or "loud sound effects" designed to scare you. Special effects in the film are below standard compared to most Hollywood films released these days.
The cast of this film is the weakness, as none of them really shine out and try to lift this film. Patrick Wilson gives a mediocre performance as does Mary Rose Byrne, an actress who got two Emmy and Golden Globe award nominations for the TV series Damages. Lin Shaye is one of the better actresses in the film and because of her, the film is less of a bore than it should be.