THE CONJURING(2013)

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     I've never been a big fan of horror movies. Most horror movies have no heart or empathy in it's cinematic storytelling. When watching a movie, I want to feel or understand what the characters are experiencing or going through. I find it near impossible to have any empathy with horror movie characters in most horror movies period. That being said, I found director James Wan's THE CONJURING to be engaging and horrifying all at once. It's based on a true story about Ed and Lorraine Warren and a family that was terrorized by a demonic presence in their house.
  I do have to say that I've seen this plot at least a dozen times before, presented in a cheesy, horribly acted and written fashion. THE CONJURING is not one of those films. It presents believable characters in unbelievable and horrific circumstances. James Wan delivers the story in a straight forward, no unnecessary gimmicks style. The performances by the cast including Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson,Ron Livingston and Lili Taylor are top notch. The script by Chad Hayes and Carey W. Hayes is well crafted and told. The production value does an excellent job of transporting the viewer to the 70's, making the story even more authentic with it's storytelling presentation.
  THE CONJURING is a rare horror film that delivers on the chills and scares and offers up characters and situations that are believable and suspenseful.
I give THE CONJURING a 9 out of 10 or an A.

  

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