The Conjuring
Starring: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, lili Taylor, Ron livingston, Joey King
At: DT Cinemas
Rated: 5.5/10
As paranormal capers go, this one, too, is quite a scream. And as is tradition with Hollywood’s scary brigade, all of them claim to be the best, the truest and the most chilling of them all. The Conjuring, apparently a truly bad spirited story emerging from the 70s America, gets hunted down by a demonologist couple in their most controversial case ever.
By the looks of it, the film has stuck to the original drama that unfolded and almost possessed a family of seven and not dramatised it too much in the usual bid to play to the gallery.
That’s what gives you the chills here. Add to that the creaking, dingy, rain soaked country house where all the action takes place, and you get into that edge of the seat situation pretty fast into the film.
The director does well to brush in the ambience and period he is dealing with, with not just costume but also the light and sounds and the slight cepia that engulfs the film enhances the fear factor.
Vera Farmiger, who plays lorraine Warren, the wife of the demonologist, does a pretty arresting job of being able to sense and sometimes see the spirits. All the props are there for you to enjoy the experience which possesses you because it moves away from the needless gore and blood that stain modern horror cinema. The old world charm makes the spirits look really mean and nasty.
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