Over-hyped

Rating: 4/10 (3 August 2013)

I expected much more from 'The Conjuring' than it actually delivered. There are moments of tension, with the story revolving around the same old 'abandoned, haunted house' (like every other modern horror). So, what separates this from the rest? Not much.
The acting is pretty convincing, and the camera work is at times impressive. However, the only impression 'The Conjuring' left was that it was no more than religious propaganda - its message of God's and the Devil's existence at the end revealing the filmmaker's intention: to scare the audience into belief.
Heavily overrated.