Not Too Bad At All

Rating: 6/10 (15 January 2015)

Roger & Carolyn Perron, along with their 5 children, move to a new countryside home in Rhode Island but it's not long before things start going wrong. It all starts off with the usual doors closing & opening; pictures falling off the walls; creaking floorboards, but it's not long before things start taking a more sinister turn. Roger & Carolyn find help in the form of Lorraine and Ed Warren, two paranormal investigators who have investigated countless instances of paranormal behaviour, and working together they soon start to find out who - or what - is behind the events that is plaguing their home.
The Conjuring is a pretty decent horror/suspense movie, but unfortunately it wasn't as good as I was hoping. To be honest, it's a little bit slow paced at times until roughly the last 20 minutes where everything gets pretty relentless and comes to a head. In saying that, though, it's never a boring movie and it has a good few scares with some pretty decent tension that gets built up quite nicely along the way.
As mentioned earlier, the last 20 minutes is where the movie is at it's best and definitely makes up a wee bit for the other lacking parts of the film. The movie has two story's that criss-cross with each other. We have the main story of the escalating incidents with Roger & Carolyn and then there's the one that shows glimpses into Ed & Lorraine's lives as investigators. The stories entwine well with each other without getting confusing or muddled.
This is definitely not on the same level as films like Insidious or Sinister, but if you enjoy other films like The Amityville Horror and A Haunting In Connecticut then you will probably enjoy The Conjuring.
Overall, a pretty good movie to watch and I recommend giving it a go.