द कोन्जूरिंग: लास्ट राइट्स

I just caught 'Conjuring: Last Rites' in theaters & for now I'm giving it a 9/10 though I need to rewatch it, because my phone was blowing up with work during the film & the stress definitely pulled me out of full immersion.

Like every Conjuring-verse film before it, I really enjoyed this one. It does stand apart, though, by leaning more heavily into story & character development than pure horror. I know many viewers will actually appreciate that approach, but for me, it came with a trade-off: because so much time was dedicated to the narrative, the multiple entities involved in the haunting didn't get as much screen time or presence as they could have. A tighter balance (slightly less story, more entity-driven horror) would've made it even stronger.

That said, what's here is still excellent. The storytelling, while heavier, is well done & the film delivers some truly unique scare moments from the demons. It's a different flavour from earlier Conjuring entries, but it still holds that trademark mix of tension, atmosphere & supernatural dread.

Overall, it's another very good addition to the franchise. For now I'm landing at a 9/10, though with a rewatch under less distraction, I could see this score shifting.

The movie has a slow build-up but lacks interest in developing the story of the demon, or it had a rushed ending with a lot of questions not being answered. As the movie has a few sequels, we expect more as an audience. For me, The Conjuring 2 is still the best, with a perfect build-up and living up to the characters. It was a shame to see such a good story turn into another "fast food" movie.

Honestly its lackluster, the jumpscares feel boring and just not scary, the plot is all over the place, its a good end to ed and Lorraine but the story with the smurls is mid, if you read about it before watching it will 100% be better as a whole. The tie in with Judy before the smurls is just confusing honestly.

The jump scares are too predictable as it can be find every where on YouTube. PS too many spoilers ahead on the scary part. I was expecting a better build up on the scares as it was the last chapter of the whole conjuring universe, it was pretty disappointing but overall still love and admire the actors especially Patrick and Vera,their performances are truly incredible as always. The chemistry between them is a never ending story which is truly beautiful.

I watched this in IMAX, so of course my expectations were pretty high for The Conjuring: The Last Rites. Maybe I set the bar a little too high, but honestly it didn't disappoint me.

What I liked:

• Solid emotional build-up.

• A satisfying ending.

• A few scenes actually made me flinch.

What didn't work for me:

• Way too predictable (though, to be fair, the Conjuring formula is easy to guess).

• A slow burn at the beginning.

• The music didn't feel scary enough.

• The ending felt a bit rushed.