43. The Nun
Director: Corin Hardy
Director: Corin Hardy
I am a huge fan of The Conjuring franchise. The first Conjuring film is one of my favorite films in general, the second Conjuring was a fantastic and frightening horror sequel, and Annabelle:Creation was a solidly crafted horror film. The only film I would say is bad would be the first Annabelle, until now. The best way I could describe The Nun, would be "confused", extremely and painfully confused. This just felt like a new director just sticking to a formula and confusedly navigating a narrative, if there even is one. These people go in, get terrified by the demon endlessly, they resolve it, and get out.
There's no story here, it's like watching the nun playing pranks on these people for an hour and a half, and none of it made sense. The scares didn't do anything, neither did the story. The film was entertaining at some points, and I did really like the atmosphere/set design. It was a little too foggy and gloomy at times to the point where it felt too artificial, but still, decent. The characters weren't bad either, I was able to attach myself to a couple of them, but they just didn't do anything with them either. Overall, The Nun might be a terrifying demon, but the film seems terrified of its own shadow. The film is extremely confused, it tries to do absolutely nothing interesting, and it ends up coming across as an empty vessel. A couple of redeeming qualities aren't enough for a recommendation.
SCORE - 35/100