Few horror movies will make you this content

Rating: 8/10 (30 October 2019)

And what I mean with the headline is that "The Conjuring" has a very high entertainment value. Its story lacks some originality yes, but horror director veteran James Wan makes sure that the audience hold their breaths through this rapid fire, jump scare inflicted, haunted house movie. Based on the real life stories of the demonologist Warren couple, it follows Ed (Wilson) and Lorraine (Farmiga) as they set out to help a family in need of some ghostly cleansing. There is a very profound feeling of absence of safety in the film and Wan really hits the spot in the delivery of sudden jump scares. While I think "The Conjuring" could have been slightly more innovative in its storytelling, choosing some more unexpected paths, the film is extremely effective as a horror movie. There are probably few horror fans that won't see how well Wan masters the techniques of horror movie making and the result is tremendously entertaining.