The Conjuring (2013)
A well made and at times quietly creepy 70's set ghost story. Thankfully a film that uses minimal jump scare motifs or special effects (until the finale, that is, but i suppose that can be forgiven) and generates chills by atmospheric build up alone. Definitely enhanced by a strong cast in Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga as a real life husband and wife investigator team and Ron Livingston and Lili Taylor as the couple who along with their five children move into an old house that is seemingly possessed.
From director James Wan (Saw, Furious 7, Death Sentence), he of many a crash-bang-wallop, The Conjuring is surprisingly a film of great subtlety. There's no blood or gore, no sex or swearing, we live or die with the performances, script and filming techniques, just like the good old days.
Finally. I thought this was about a doll. How wrong was i?
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