Written by Leigh Whannell And Scott Teems
Directed by Patrick Wilson
Josh: "It's happening. Something's following us."
After two movies that took a breather from the Lambert family (that also happened to be prequels), we're back with that family in question and it's been a while for them. Things have not improved.
In fact, this movie opened with the funeral for Lorraine (Barbara Hershey) and it was quickly revealed that Josh (Patrick Wilson) and Renai (Rose Byrne) are separated and Josh's relationship with oldest son, Dalton (Ty Simpkins) was also on rather shaky ground. In fact, it was rather hostile between father and son.
Also because so much time passed since Insidious: Chapter 2, Dalton was now in college and ended up sharing a dorm with a girl named Chris (Sinclair Daniel). She's an instantly likable character who proved to be a good sounding board.
In fact, Dalton's more the focus of this movie with Chris being almost the second. Chris certainly seemed to have more screen time than either Josh or Renai and there was even a bit of a romantic vibe between Dalton and Chris. I really liked both of them as a team.
As for the monster/evil spirit in question, this time it was Ben Burton/Smash Face (Daid Call), linking into both Josh and Dalton's and connecting thr frat setting of this movie. There's memories unlocked for both Josh and Dalton as events from the first movies were addressed here to resolve present day issues.
In some ways this felt like a nice final chapter for the Lambert family as a whole. I mean, they're not entirely reunited but the issues between Josh and Dalton were resolved and quite frankly, I'm not sure I'd bring them back for further movies unless the story really justified it.
- There's smaller roles for Elise (Lin Shaye), Specs (Leigh Whannell) and Tucker (Angus Sampson) as they're relegated to YouTube videos. Elise and Josh do get a brief last scene together.
- Patrick Wilson directed this movie, making his debut in that field.
- Standout music: Ghost's version of Stay.
- Chronology: The movie was set in 2019, so nine years after the events of the second movie.
If I hadn't been aware of the fact that there was another movie in this franchise coming out this year, I'd think Insidious: The Red Door was a good final instalment. It certainly was for the Lambert family at the very least.
Rating: 7 out of 10
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