Where does The Nun rank in the Conjurung universe?
It's not great. (ex. The Conjuring, Annabelle: Creation) It's not good. (The Conjuring 2) It's not awful. (Annabelle)
Let's call it okay. It's definitely the goofiest of the movies that I've seen. There's some scary, memorable imagery here (creepy nuns are creepy), but that's balanced out by corny scenes and ineffective jump scares. The tone was off from the other Conjuring movies at times. There are moments here that would be more at home in a zombie flick, believe it or not.
On the positive side. the movie doesn't drag after its somewhat slow beginning; it doesn't linger long enough to be boring. Taissa Farmiga is as watchable and likeable as her mom, and really carries the movie. I was invested in her character even when the rest of the story threatened to lose my interest.
The Nun is a disposable piece of lite horror that really only holds strong appeal for the Conjuring completionist. For everyone else, you probably won't hate it, but you won't miss much if you choose to skip it.
It's not great. (ex. The Conjuring, Annabelle: Creation) It's not good. (The Conjuring 2) It's not awful. (Annabelle)
Let's call it okay. It's definitely the goofiest of the movies that I've seen. There's some scary, memorable imagery here (creepy nuns are creepy), but that's balanced out by corny scenes and ineffective jump scares. The tone was off from the other Conjuring movies at times. There are moments here that would be more at home in a zombie flick, believe it or not.
On the positive side. the movie doesn't drag after its somewhat slow beginning; it doesn't linger long enough to be boring. Taissa Farmiga is as watchable and likeable as her mom, and really carries the movie. I was invested in her character even when the rest of the story threatened to lose my interest.
The Nun is a disposable piece of lite horror that really only holds strong appeal for the Conjuring completionist. For everyone else, you probably won't hate it, but you won't miss much if you choose to skip it.