The Conjuring 2 Review (2016)

The Conjuring 2

  The first Conjuring movie was one of the best horror movies I've ever seen. Not only was it relentlessly terrifying, but it also had a surprising amount of depth and character development. James Wan has a way of taking cliches in the horror genre and flipping them on their head. 

  As you can imagine, I was pretty stoked about The Conjuring 2 and from the trailer it looked even more scary than its predecessor. But was it?

  Yes and no. There were three different ghosts in this film and to me, only one of them worked really effectively with scares. The chilling cinematography and solid acting from the cast made the Conjuring 2 quite good, but there were also some really campy moments. Unfortunately, it was moments like these that took me out of the film and brought the scare factor down. I feel like if it had been more understated like the real life footage, then it would have stayed with the audience better. 

  Overall, The Conjuring 2 is better than your average horror movies, but its fault is that it thinks it's scarier than it actually is. 6 out of 10 stars. (Worth Ticket Price)