A Documentary on Demons and Exorcists!

Rating: 5/10 (18 April 2014)

Spoken of in many circles as one of the scariest offerings of 2013, "The Conjuring," however, fails to live up to this hype!
Falling far short of being a typical "horror movie," it does somewhat succeed as a (not so accurate, but acceptable) presentation of factual demonic activity, being based on a true story.
Although, admitted to by the Director as having been well-researched in aspects such as the gamut of real-life paranormal investigations conducted by the film's protagonists, very little has been done to incorporate their scientific/spiritual interpretations/conclusions. It appears that the prospective viewer was presumed uninterested/unintelligent in comprehending such "intricacies."
The movie certainly has its fair share of Hitchcockian scares, which are, indeed, a welcome revitalized trend in the modern horror genre. However, these "scares" are, for the most part both sporadic and disconnected, and never employed exhaustively to fully deliver their impact. There is no fear climax whatsoever!
One could have excused the poor constitution of the scenes if compelled by the necessity to keep to the true sequence of events. However, the incoherent (due to want of understanding demonology) but intentional fictional interpolations, on the part of those responsible, make even this defense, unavailable. A palpable lack of explanations only adds to frustration.
In short, this movie serves (only) as a testament to the manifestly adequate comprehension of supernatural activity within our realm.