So here we are with yet another blasé attempt at a film from the overall blasé "universe" that is the Conjuring. Barring the first two Conjurings, and maybe the second Annabelle, this has been such a frustrating experience watching such a mediocre franchise that started with such promise. I feel like Wan is the only one who understands this world he created. I'm saying all this because I'm tired of complaining about the same things over and over again when it comes to this baseless nonsense. Boring storyline, uninteresting characters, ineffective scares, lazy direction, and many others make me wish they should've left the original Conjuring alone. The Nun II is the same things I just complained about. The only thing that saves this from being amongst the bottom, is the acting. Taissa Farmiga, Anna Popplewell (who was awesome to see in this, I haven't seen her since Narnia, so it was a nice thing to see), and Bonnie Aarons who kills it as the Nun as always. I do acknowledge the mythological aspects of the narrative, I just wish I cared more. When you deliver too much mediocrity, or just pure negative experiences it's hard to get invested in a film I can tell is really trying, even though it's still bombarded with the same old issues that plague this franchise. I'm not sure how much more I can take before I check out, my only hope is that this film is a trend in the right direction.
Review of The Nun II
