Annabelle: Creation Review (2017)

Annabelle: Creation

  So it's official! The Conjuring has its own cinematic universe. I never saw the first Annabelle movie, but this one definitely looked like it had potential to be very good.
  Director David F Sandberg (Lights Out) sets up the story in a very promising way, introducing us to two very sympathetic orphan girls, and having them lead us into the story. For the first 30 minutes of the film, the tension was there. It's conventional in a lot of ways, but still creepy enough to keep you interested. THEN about an hour into the film, we take a turn into a more campy territory. Most of this, I would say, has to do with the script. The characters start doing things that are either stupid or out of character and the scares become cheaper.
While I wish I could say this was as good as The Conjuring movies, it doesn't have quite the charm those movies did.
  In the end, Annabelle: Creation, while mildly entertaining, doesn't quite reach it's full potential and does nothing to stand out in the horror genre. 5 out 10 stars (Rent It)