The demonic doll from gets her very own feature in this
spin-off produced by James Wan, written by Gary Dauberman, and directed by John
R. Leonetti. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
Director: John R. Leonetti
Cast: Annabelle Wallis, Ward Horton, Alfre Woodard, Tony
Amendola, Kerry O'Malley
Release Date: Oct
03, 2014
Rated R for Intense Violence and Terror
Runtime: 1 hr. 38 min.
Genres: Horror
Review:
If you are going into Annabelle expecting an equally
powerful follow up to last years The Conjuring you will be mildly
disappointed. Annabelle is a serviceable
horror film but it hits every cliché you can think of all the while channeling
Rosemary’s Baby for some reason. First time director John Leonetti has a good eye
but doesn’t know how to bring anything new to the proceedings even though he
delivers a nice stairwell sequence in the latter half of the film. That isn’t enough to make you forget that we’re
left with some incredibly bland leads who moves from possession trope to another
while you keep reminding yourself that Tony Amendola is not F.
Murray Abraham. Alfre Woodard deserves
special notice because even though she’s collecting a paycheck, she’s still
worlds better than the rest of the cast. Annabelle isn’t a terrible movie per say it’s
just one of the many film that’s a retread of better movies.
C
