One Sentence: That doll was creepy even before it was possessed.
Rated: R
Nudity: None
After Credits: None
Is this movie scary. Yes. It actually has some scenes that are quite scary. It has a slow build at first and then it all leads to some very scary scenes. The audience in my theater seemed to have a good time with it. Nothing felt gory or cheesy. It felt a little bit more like a classic horror movie with some new angle shots that are popular now. Background movement and things like that. So as a horror movie, where you are going to go see it to be scared, I think it works.
As a movie, I didn’t like Annabelle. This lady leaves her baby all the time, the baby that is being chased by a demon doll. They do not get rid of the doll. They make all kinds of poor decisions and then the ending is just awful. So as a movie where you have to think about suspension of disbelief, and structure and the words that people say, Annabelle is not a great movie. So I am torn between caring about the bones of this movie and the fact that it is a scary movie.
I think it is safe to say that you do not need me for this movie decision. You already know if you are going to go see a movie about the origins of a demon doll. So trust your gut. You are going to a horror movie that was directed by the guy you directed Mortal Kombat: Annihilation. I think you know what you are getting into.
