An outstanding nostalgic horror film

Rating: 9/10 (2 August 2013)

The Conjuring is an outstanding nostalgic horror film, a vast improvement over the disappointing horror films of the past couple of years. It abandons the cheap jump scares in favor of slowly building up the tension to the final event and creating that great creepy, unsettling feeling of an old style horror film. James wan does an excellent job as director and the film holds together very well with great performances by all the cast especially Vera Farmiga (Lorraine Warren) and Lili Taylor (Carolyn Perron). The script is wonderfully paced, prepping us for the ghostly realm by opening with a more fun, but still creepy story about the Annabelle doll and the haunted past of Ed and Lorraine Warren adds depth and complexity to their involvement. There is a small lull about 2/3 in but the film gets quickly back on track. Overall its quite entertaining film