The Conjuring 2
Sequel to the supernatural horror hit The Conjuring (2013). Stars Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson return alongside director James Wan. Set in 1977, paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren travel to England to help a single mum raising four children who are plagued by malicious spirits.
The Warrens are real-life supernatural investigators and authors. The first film was based on their reported experiences, and this one follows their Enfield Poltergeist findings.
- Director:
- James Wan ('Fast & Furious 7', 'The Conjuring', 'Insidious', 'Saw')
- Writer:
- Carey HayesChad HayesJames WanDavid Johnson
- Cast:
- Vera FarmigaPatrick WilsonFrances O'ConnorSimon McBurneyMaria Doyle KennedySterling JerinsMadison Wolfe
Reviews & comments
Flicks, Steve Newall
flicksAs with its 2013 predecessor, The Conjuring 2 serves up a hodge-podge of horror as the procedural paranormal work of Ed and Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga) intersects with unexplained household phenomena. This time it's set in dreary late 70s Britain, in other words, somewhere damn near Hell already.
Starts Well Ends Well
I would have enjoyed The Conjuring 2 a lot more if it was half an hour shorter. It starts well and convincingly and the middle just drags. The scares are pretty good jump scares some very predictable but a few to get the heart racing unexpectedly. The Warrens' were almost the let down of the movie due to the disjointed middle their characters didn't have...
Total Film
pressThis furiously bizarre follow-up deserves full marks for throw-everything-at-the-screen entertainment value, but none for execution.
Stuff
pressThe Conjuring 2, unlike pretty much everything else I've seen this year with a "2" in the title, might even be a slightly better film than the original.
Screen Daily
pressLacking some of the simplicity and elegance of the first installment... nonetheless a smoothly efficient horror movie, building to a powerhouse finale rooted in our emotional connection to the film's well-drawn main characters.
Flicks, Steve Newall
flicksAs with its 2013 predecessor, The Conjuring 2 serves up a hodge-podge of horror as the procedural paranormal work of Ed and Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga) intersects with unexplained household phenomena. This time it's set in dreary late 70s Britain, in other words, somewhere damn near Hell already.
Total Film
pressThis furiously bizarre follow-up deserves full marks for throw-everything-at-the-screen entertainment value, but none for execution.
Stuff
pressThe Conjuring 2, unlike pretty much everything else I've seen this year with a "2" in the title, might even be a slightly better film than the original.
Screen Daily
pressLacking some of the simplicity and elegance of the first installment... nonetheless a smoothly efficient horror movie, building to a powerhouse finale rooted in our emotional connection to the film's well-drawn main characters.
Starts Well Ends Well
I would have enjoyed The Conjuring 2 a lot more if it was half an hour shorter. It starts well and convincingly and the middle just drags. The scares are pretty good jump scares some very predictable but a few to get the heart racing unexpectedly. The Warrens' were almost the let down of the movie due to the disjointed middle their characters didn't have...
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