A couple begin to experience terrifying supernatural occurrences involving a vintage doll shortly after their home is invaded by satanic cultists.
A couple of good jumps but this Conjuring spin-off is led down by poor writing, anodyne leads and and overwhelming sense of familiarity.
A neatly packaged prequel which is better than it deserves to be thanks to a convincing performance from the aptly named Annabelle Wallis, and a couple of genuinely frightening set-pieces.
The set-pieces...are effectively handled, with a few goose-bump moments along the way, but the story makes no sense whatsoever.
Annabelle, who takes an hour to stand upright, will go down as the laziest devil-doll in movie history; compared to her, Chucky’s a Harvard MBA prospect.
Cynical, forgettable and vastly inferior to Curse Of Chucky.
Annabelle is not great, not by a long shot, but it's scary enough to draw anyone looking for a wee fright of an evening.
John R Leonetti’s prequel to The Conjuring pushes all the right fright-night buttons.
The demonic doll from The Conjuring gets her own unsubtle, repetitive horror flick.
General release. Check local listings for show times.
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