The Conjuring Universe Movies Ranked After The Nun II
Ten years after the first The Conjuring movie hit theater screens, producer James Wan presents another chapter in the long-running franchise —. Cursed with mixed reviews, this latest thrill fest delivers everything Conjuring fans want: jump scares, eerie atmosphere, and lore that dives deeper than your average horror pic.
Where does The Nun II rank in the grand The Conjuring Universe? I’m glad you asked because I’ve reviewed the 9-episode saga and ranked them from worst to best.
The Conjuring Universe never fails to provide the requisite scares those creepy trailers promise, but often at the expense of story and character. There’s a rich lore waiting to be mined in The Curse of La Llorona, but director Michael Chaves barely scratches the surface. When the third act arrives, it’s hard to care about the wild happenings because not enough time is spent developing the characters or story.
Still, there’s no denying the film is sporadically fun. Linda Cardellini does what she can in an underwritten role, the production design is appropriately gothic, and the final confrontation with the “Weeping Woman” delivers a few chills. You could skip this one and not miss a beat.
The Nun may not provide the smartest thrills in The Conjuring Universe, but somehow, it works as a fleeting piece of horror fantasy. Call it bottom-of-the-barrel horror, a picture that often resembles an extended episode of Goosebumps rather than, say, The Exorcist.
Director Corin Hardy leans too heavily on cheap scare tactics to the point where the viewer becomes immune to the absurd amount of jump scares, particularly in the final act. The Nun is also too dark and brooding for its own good, with bland characters standing around darkly lit rooms mumbling
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