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Annabelle is a movie of the demonic doll from The Conjuring who gets her very own feature in this spin-off. Capable of unspeakable evil, the actual doll exists locked up in an occult museum in Connecticut—visited only by a priest who blesses her twice a month.
Critic Consensus
Critical reception for Annabelle leans negative to mixed, with most reviewers finding it a disappointing and inferior companion to The Conjuring. A handful of critics acknowledged that the film delivers occasional effective scares despite its shortcomings. However, the dominant criticisms centre on weak writing, heavy reliance on genre clichés, a slow pace, and a failure to sustain genuine tension throughout. Several reviewers found it passable as a one-time watch for genre fans but not particularly memorable or frightening.
8 rated reviews · 3 positive · 2 mixed · 3 negative
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“Annabelle isn't perfect - hell, it isn't even as good as The Conjuring - but despite its unconvincing climax, it's got moments of spine-tingling horror that do the trick.”Read full review ↗
“...in comparison to The Conjuring — with its fantastic cast of actors and its sub-text of research and years of pain — Annabelle pales.”Read full review ↗
“Manages to overcome weak writing and every single horror film cliche created by mankind by delivering a few unexpected scares. Go for it, if that's exactly what you're looking for.”Read full review ↗
“Annabelle alights on most horror tropes but comes across as a jack of all trades, but a master of none. Still, it will give you your money's worth, while not really serving you anything too memorable (or scary) as some of the other, more sinister horror films we've seen in the last few years.”Read full review ↗
“s. Some of the scenes might give the faint-hearted sleepless nights. But, if you are genuinely willing to get scared, you can give Annabelle a miss.”Read full review ↗
“A none-too-exciting prequel to last year's overrated The Conjuring, Annabelle plunders elements from its genre predecessors including the Child's Play series featuring that demonic doll.”Read full review ↗
“All the things that should happen when you have a doll like that in the house do happen- strange sounds emanate, doors close on their own, sewing machines operate automatically. All that might give a momentary scare but on the whole it doesn't engross you.”Read full review ↗
“Annabelle is not terrible, but it's not very good either. The premise is flimsy and the leads are tolerable, but the film never manages to rise above mediocrity. There isn't much suspense and the scares are minimal. All in all, it could have been a decent but unremarkable prequel. Instead it ends up being mostly worthless.”Read full review ↗
“Coming from the very people who gave us The Conjuring, Annabelle moves slower than a snail trying to book a ticket on the IRCTC website. If you're looking for a scare, look into your 8th grade math textbooks. All that the theatre can offer you in this case is a deep, dreamless sleep.”Read full review ↗
Cast & Crew
Cast
- Annabelle Wallis · Mia Gordon
- Alfre Woodard · Evelyn
- Eric Ladin · Detective Clarkin
- Kerry O'Malley · Sharon Higgins
- Brian Howe · Pete Higgins
- Ivar Brogger · Dr. Burgher
- Michelle Romano · Mary
- Tree O'Toole · Thin Woman; Annabelle Higgins Keira Daniels as Young Annabelle Higgins
- Keira Daniels · Young Annabelle Higgins
- Christopher Shaw · Fuller
- Joseph Bishara
- F. Murray Abraham · Father Perez
- Morganna May · Debbie
- John R. Leonetti
- Peter Safran
- James Wan
- Gary Dauberman
- James Kniest
- Tom Elkins
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