'The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It,' the latest in this ongoing horror franchise, differs from its predecessors, though at first it appears to be more of the same. Read our review.
), in the office of a bewildered attorney. “Ed and I have proven the existence of the demonic hundreds of times,” Lorraine says, without saying, “.” They’re trying to make the case for Arne’s innocence. The attorney doesn’t bite: The standards of evidence for the law are a little higher than for whatever these wackadoos are up to. Ed chimes. “The court accepts the existence of God every time a witness swears to tell the truth. I think it’s about time they accept the existence of the devil.
Occasionally, the actors prove more chilling, even in plainly expository scenes, than the actual rigmarole of horror movie tricks. I’m thinking in particular of John Noble, who plays a retired man of the cloth and weathered former exorcist, and to the way he responds to the question of: “Why?” It’s the way he says, “The why is irrelevant,” with that final T overly enunciated, drawn out like a hand reaching forward to slap the person asking.
Wilson and Farmiga prove, as always, to be a steady pair, imminently watchable, she with her concerned gaze and backbone of steel, he — hampered, this time around, by an injury on the job — wise, trustworthy, equally concerned. Farmiga has a way of making lines like “” resonate. She’s the one of this pair who’s got the touch. And, as ever, the franchise is making good on her plausibility.
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