I wasn't going to get this one since Anabelle was such a disappointment but I needed to find a horror movie to watch with Christy. It's immersion therapy.Ed (Patrick Wilson) and Lorraine Warren (Vera Farmiga) have all but retired after the media firestorm of the Amityville case when their attention is turned to Enfield, England. A young girl, Janet Hodgson (Madison Wolfe), has been experiencing all sorts of paranormal phenomena like teleportation, levitation, speaking in different voices, and generally creeping out everyone around her. Ed and Lorraine are sent as emissaries of the Catholic Church, with other experts called in to investigate, including skeptic Anita Gregory (Franka Potente), who is convinced the girl is faking everything.
The Conjuring 2 lacks a lot of the atmosphere of the original, trading it for jump scares and a much more obvious Exorcist plot. It's not terrible, though, mostly because of the acting quality and some really lovely imagery. Farmiga and Wilson are great together, while Frances O'Connor absolutely nails her role as an overworked, stressed out, working class mother. It suffers a little bit from sequel-itis but it's still miles better than some I've seen.
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