Intense and pretty scary in places. 7/10

Rating: 7/10 (23 October 2016)

Review: This movie did take some time to get going but once the plot unfolds, it's nearly as good as the first movie. I'm glad that the director got the same actors to play Lorraine (Vera Farmiga) and Ed Warren (Patrick Wilson), because the movie wouldn't have worked without them. The chemistry between the 2 actors is brilliant, and there demonising skills are truly remarkable. They never seem to panic under pressure, so when they get the call about a family in Enfield, England, who have a demon taking over the daughters body, they are straight on the case. With the media watching the house, the pressure is really on the couple from America, who struggle to believe that there is paranormal activity happening in the house. The single mother, Peggy Hodgson (Frances O'Connor), tries everything to save her young daughter, Janet (Madison Wolfe), whilst struggling to pay for the roof over her head, and to feed her children. After seeing a tape of Janet faking an episode, Ed & Lorraine decide to leave London but Lorraine can feel that something is wrong. They then decide to go back to the house, and what they witness is truly out of this world. Basically, you have to watch the movie, especially as it's based on true events, to see the true impact of what the poor family had to go through. The bonus material is also pretty creepy, because you get to see the surviving family members, who say that the movie is very close to the events that happened in 1977. Anyway, although I preferred the original, I still enjoyed this film, and you can't help rooting for the family, who definitely wouldn't have made it without the help of Lorraine & Ed Warren. Enjoyable!
Round-Up: I'm so glad that the director of the first movie, James Wan, 39, returned for this sequel, because he really did a great job, in terms of bringing the Warren's cases to the bring screen, and the intensity in both films where brilliant. At such a young age, Wan's first project Saw, which was released in 2004, made headlines in the movie world, and then he went on to direct Death Sentence, Dead Silence, Insidious 1&2, the original Conjuring and Fast & Furious 7. His next project is the highly anticipated Aquaman, with Jason Momoa playing the lead, so he certainly doesn't shy away from big budget projects. With the success of the Conjuring franchise, and Fast & Furious 7 being the 6th biggest movie of all time, he certainly has achieved a lot, so early in his career and I'm sure that Conjuring 3, if there is one, will be just as successful as the previous movies.
Budget: $40million Worldwide Gross: $370.2million
I recommend this movie to people who are into their horror/mystery/thrillers, starring Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Madison Wolfe, Frances O'Connor, Simon McBurney, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Franka Potente and Simon Delaney. 7/10