Unoriginal is an Understatement

Rating: 3/10 (31 July 2013)

To save yourself a great deal of time, simply answer the following question: Have you ever viewed a film about the topic of exorcism? If your answer is yes, then you've essentially seen "The Conjuring" as well. The cinematography was well-executed and the actors provided fairly strong performances. Aside from the aforementioned aspects, the film disappointed on all levels and fell into predictable paranormal proceedings. Do any of the following sound familiar:
-Clocks stopping at the same time -Significant drops in temperature to indicate a paranormal presence -Doors closing on their own -Subsonic rumbling noises -Young children seeing things others cannot -Girls being drug about by their hair by an unseen entity -Investigation of paranormal events leading to an inevitable need for an exorcism -And the coups de grâce, blaming the evils on a witch and her pact with Satan despite the fact that Witchcraft is a religion that existed long before Christianity and witches do not even believe in a "devil"
Overall, the film imply seems to espouse the prototypical dualistic Christian theology of God versus the Devil with a few cheap scares thrown in for good measure. Futurama was spot-on when Fry declared "...audiences don't want anything original. They wanna see the same thing they've seen a thousand times before." If this quote describes your sentiments regarding entertainment, then enjoy The Exorcist part 5,000... I mean, "The Conjuring."